L.A. Can't Drive

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Given the plethora and variety of awful drivers in this town, the driver of this Mercedes ML350 SUV (license plate 6FOZ) could have been either a clueless, inattentive moron or an apathetic, aggressive jackass.  I was traveling south on Beverly Glen from the Valley and was approaching Sunset.  At this juncture, [...]

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Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I was late to the dentist this morning, though it’s sad to say that going 20 miles in an hour is still considered “not bad” by L.A. standards.  Naturally, matters for everyone on the road aren’t improved by leapfroggers like the guy driving this older model Mercedes (likely native, 4UKZ license [...]

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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 [...]

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Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So we’re back from San Francisco, and it has been almost 2 years exactly since I last did a comparison between SF and LA.  We flew up there this time around and didn’t rent a car, so I was seeing everything from a pedestrian’s point-of-view.  Perhaps I was a bit kind [...]

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Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Aiite there, punk…you go on with yo’ bad self in yo’ Toyota Corolla.  Apparently, he likes the feel of the wind bristling his armpit hair, since he opted to dangle his arm out the window instead of signaling while his car was moving.  I was driving along Magnolia in Sherman Oaks [...]

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