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More Leapfrogging at the 101/405 Interchange

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 [...]

Selfish, Senseless Merging Habits

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This likely native in an old Toyota Corolla (license plate 4KDY) seems to have gotten the asshole freeway merging tactic down to a tee.  I was traveling on the 101 Fwy N. during rush hour near the Gower off-ramp.  First of all, I can’t stand the multitude of freeway on-ramps and [...]

Oh, For Dick’s Sake

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter In the spirit of giving credit where credit’s due, I have seen more CHP activity along the 101 N corridor preceding the 405 Fwy interchange.  However, the increased presence of law enforcement doesn’t seem to curb the large number of assnuts in this town, like the driver of this white Lexus [...]

Merging Moron Nearly Collides with Pickup

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I am a Winter Olympics junkie, so I’m going to apologize in advance if I have sporadic posts over the next couple of weeks.  With that said, the moronic lady driving this Toyota Corolla (license plate 5HGR) was too good to pass up.  Once again, this occurred at the infamous 101 [...]

Leapfrogging in the Rain

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So this is another rain-related photo taken on the 21st.  This black Jeep (license plate 5XKY) pulled the stereotypical selfish L.A. maneuver of merging into exit/interchange lanes at the very last second, even if doing so requires you to block traffic in a through lane as you come to a complete [...]