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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 [...]

Using a Dog as a Neck Pillow While Driving

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Exhibits A and B are for our wall of shame…more hands-free cell phone violators submitted by a regular contributor.  Exhibit C is of a photo I took (I forget where) of a dumb-looking sow with a smirk in a Toyota Highlander who was using a [...]

It’s Time for a Dose of Cell Phone Law Violators

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter More cell phone law violators!  Truth be told, I could post at least half a dozen of these every day given the rampant and flagrant dismissal of our state’s cell phone laws.  The lack of enforcement aside, it would be nice to see the fine increased to [...]

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 [...]

More Cell Phone Charades in Carpenteria

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Is it just me, or are we all seeing more and more drivers with earbuds in their ears?  Some are using them to chat on their cell phones, and others are using them to listen to music (I suppose they need total immersion with their tunes that car speakers can’t provide). [...]