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Arrogant Prick in MINI Has a Death Wish

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Someone thinks he’s a stunt driver for The Italian Job.  Reality check, moron, you’re on the 5 Fwy North near Commerce Casino.  If you’re running away from anyone fast, it’s the pissed off Asian gambler you just slow-played at the Texas Hold’em table.  The photo is poor, but I circled a silver [...]

Clueless Aggressive Troll in Mercedes

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Yes, I know you can hardly see the car circled in the picture.  Regardless, if you happen to come across a punk in his late 20s/early 30s with dark gelled hair who drives a white Mercedes (license plate starts with a 6) like a hunched over senior citizen grabbing the wheel [...]

Hear ye, Hear ye! Jackass Coming Through!

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Some people misunderstand me when I talk about speeding. Let me clarify: I’m a firm believer of moving along with the flow of traffic, regardless of the posted speed limit. I also am a huge proponent of slower traffic keeping to the right on the freeways. With that said, I feel [...]

Aggressive Speeder Still Earning Her Stripes

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So here’s a case where we didn’t catch up to a speeding, bitchy brunette in a Toyota (license plate 6HH). Why you ask? Well, she was basically gunning it at 85+ MPH when traffic around her was going around 70 to 75 in early afternoon traffic last Thursday on the 101 [...]

5 Adults, 1 Driver Holding His Cell Phone, 1 Aggressive Mercedes

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter The lack of enforcement regarding hands-free cell phone use mirrors the lack of enforcement regarding signal use for turns and lane changes. Both examples provide poignant insights into our driving culture in Los Angeles and highlight driving behaviors that are so pervasive that even the police have a difficult time enforcing [...]