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Price Check on Oven in Lane 3

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter It’s hard to make out what’s going on in this photo, which makes this offense all the more egregious.  This was taken on the 134 Fwy westbound on-ramp near Warner Brother Studios.  This Dodge Ram 1500 was carrying an oven in its cargo box that was completely unsecured.  The driver was [...]

Beware of Clueless Drifters on the Freeway

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I love Los Angeles in late November.  When we still lived in New York, my wife and I would come out to spend time with family and friends around this time of the year.  The cooler nights, the lighter traffic, the smell of the air have become indicative of vacation and [...]

Freeway…Night…No Low Beam Headlights

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter OK, seriously, when it’s this dark, you have to be a raging idiot not to notice that your car isn’t casting beams of light from the front.  This is a submission I got the other day: “Ahhh, daylight savings.  This pic says it all. S/B 14 just south of San Fernando. [...]

Local Hero Stops Hit-and-Run Perp in Dodge Ram

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Here’s a submission from a reader who did the right thing and took matters into his own hands to catch someone who not only deserved to lose his license but should now spend some time behind bars.  Thanks to him, we have one less irresponsible, dangerous driver on our roads: “My [...]

The Crazies Are Out on a Lazy Sunday Night

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Guess who were out and about on a late Sunday night?  Tailgaters and red light runners.  At the large multi-signal intersection at Tujunga and Riverside/Camarillo, some impatient asshole in a champagne-colored sedan didn’t feel like waiting for the light to change green.  So guess what?  After waiting for about 15 seconds, [...]