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Argumentative Clueless Crone

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Back in 2006 when I decided to create this blog, one of my colleagues at the time gave me this by Bruce Eric Kaplan. Since I have a story to share today that really typifies the synergy of L.A.’s idiotic and [...]

Yes, Texting Is Still Legal (Sorta)

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So, I’m an idiot for not reading the FAQ of the new cell phone law more carefully. Upon more careful examination, it would appear that the information provided in a recent Daily News article is correct:
“While drivers can’t hold a phone [...]

Hit-and-Run Comeuppance and More

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Before I talk about this post, I’d like to say that today my car was involved in a very minor hit-and-run in Beverly Hills.  I was parked along the side of the street on Charleville when a lady in a blue Audi [...]

Like, Do I Make a Left or a Right?

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As the cold weather goes away in the warmer months, so do the brain cells in L.A.  No joke, as the average daily temperature increases, so does the number of our bad driving encounters.  Naturally, cloudy days with rain is the exception [...]

Bicyclists Must Also Follow Traffic Laws

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It seems like two-thirds of the cyclists in L.A. have no idea that a bicycle is a vehicle that has to obey traffic laws like any other vehicle on the road. What does that mean? It means you can’t ride [...]

Caught on Video Blowing through Stop Signs

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So this video was captured by one of our readers and contributors in Lake Elsinore. It was taken on March 17, 2008, at 7:08 p.m. and shows a white sedan blowing through a stop sign out well out of turn at [...]

Psst, Your Kid’s Not Wearing a Seatbelt

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So this incident was both a little sad and annoying to witness at the same time. Here we have a loving father in a black Jaguar, likely long-time Angeleno resident (license plate started with a 4), with a happy daughter in [...]

Young and Restless

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I got a comment today regarding yesterday’s post that said, “Who cares?” I would’ve approved it, but the person who submitted the fake email and name dropped the F bomb four different times. As much as I would like to [...]