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Tales from a Firefighter (and Another Boring Rain Photo)

Idiocy Meter     Asshole Meter    This was taken a few days ago during Monday’s heavy rain. The old native guy driving this Toyota Avalon (license plate 4VDS) was by no means the only one driving on the roads without his head and taillights on, but there you have it. This was on Burbank Blvd. [...]

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Belligerent Illegal Parker Ignores Repeat Citations

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This story was too asinine not to be true. People in this town really are that lazy, that selfish, and that apathetic. Here’s what our reporter said about our hydrant up in Santa Clarita: “Tickets?? Who cares!! Every day for the last week, the female driver of this Exploder (yes, Exploder) has [...]

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Classic Unobservant Aggressive Behavior

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter In the twelve years I was driving in the New York City metro area, I didn’t get into a single accident. I had a lot of close calls, but the drivers, though aggressive, are much more attentive than the drivers out here. In Los Angeles, we had two rear-enders in the [...]

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Broken Taillight Still Equals Poor Driver Most of the Time

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Before I talk about the asshole in this photo, let me share a story with you sent to me by someone who works closely with law enforcement that clearly demonstrates the degree of how distracted drivers can be while talking on their cell phones: “Hanford is south of Fresno and west [...]

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Honda Turns Directly in Front While Fails to Accelerate

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter You know what? If you’re too self-entitled or impatient to yield the right-of-way to other drivers, then at least hustle your friggen ass. This stereotypical L.A. attitude is also responsible for the numerous encounters of assholes blocking entire lanes of traffic as they wait for traffic in the other direction to [...]

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