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San Francisco vs. Los Angeles – Redux

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 [...]

Blindly Driving and Texting in a Ford F250

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Given that I was recently rear-ended by a Ford F150 (nothing major) and my friend was badly rear-ended a couple months ago by another F150, I have placed inattentive, careless drivers of these behemoths on my sh*t list.  We were in stop and go traffic on the [...]

Collision with Hydrant and Mailbox

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So I just got this submission a couple of days ago, and I have to be honest that I questioned whether or not this photo (taken a few weeks ago) was real.  I mean, seriously, what are the odds of driving by and catching some jackass on Melrose running into a [...]

Speeding and Applying Makeup on the Freeway

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Do you know how I recently complained about how way too many drivers in Los Angeles do so much other crap behind the wheel other than driving?  Well, the chubby brunette driving this black Infiniti on the 134 Fwy West in Glendale was putting on lip gloss using her rearview mirror [...]

We Are the City of Daydreaming Drivers

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter We’ve all checked out at a red light at one point or another and have failed to realize that the traffic lights turned green.  However, I sh*t you not, the driver of this Mercury Milan sat at the green arrow at Franklin and Highland for a good 4 to 5 seconds–no [...]