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Why Seatbelts are a Really Good Thing
This is the scene in front of my apartment building on Woodman Avenue in Sherman Oaks last night around 11:00 pm (with apologies for the grainy cell phone picture). Apparently the woman driving the flipped over SUV was making a left turn into her driveway and someone came around the corner from Moorpark and crashed into her. Amazingly,... »
Meter FAIL Should Not Be a Parking FAIL
Today’s LA Times story about Councilman Tom LaBonge’s recent motion to clarify the rules regarding parking at failed meters (i.e., you should not get a ticket for doing exactly that), reminds me of the time I parked outside Amandine at a failed meter. Luckily, or unluckily, enough, a cranky parking enforcement officer was giving a... »
Slippery
Sacramento meteorologists say we should expect more wet weather this week. Sigh. My future garden could use the water. But rainy weather is a pain when I’m trying to stay awake on Eastbound I-80. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's... »
Pasadena Police speed enforcement project today.
Direct from the Pasadena PIO Ann Erdman on facebook: Do you feel the need for speed? Well, slow down! The Pasadena Police Department will be enforcing speed limit laws proactively Wednesday 2/17/2010 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. You’ve been warned. That is all. »
What I’ve Learned from Driving in L.A.
One of my east coast tells is the fact that I only really learned to drive in my 30s. I didn’t drive at all before I moved to L.A. (My native friends, I know, regard this disclosure as only slightly more bizarre than a statement like ”I used to breathe through gills before moving here” or “My parasitic... »
Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals set for 2/11-14
2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season kicks off this weekend, February 11-14, with the 50th running of the Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals. If you love loud and fast cars this is the weekend made for you. I’m not kidding, invest in good ear protection for this as after the Pomona Finals in... »
Is Booting Cars Really LA’s Answer to Budget Deficits?
It’s not easy to live in LA. You’ve got to have a certain toughness. Especially if you are struggling to make ends meet… and who isn’t these days? Certainly our fair city is having a hard time. And it seems that one of the answers the people who run this place have is raising the... »
Drivers, Please Use those Headlights
Yesterday, I was out on the roads during some periods of heavy rainfall in the late morning, and was surprised to see that a lot of drivers — probably one out of every dozen, on average — were not using their headlights. People, please. That’s irrational and dangerous. It’s also illegal where you’re driving... »
Governor includes expansion of photo-radar as budget booster in proposed budget.
Cities like Pasadena, Culver City, Inglewood as well as LA stand to benefit if the Governors proposal to include photo radar based speeding tickets at intersections makes it into law. The state would get 85% of the proposed fines to help balance the budget the rest goes to the cities. Folks, this isn’t about... »
Spotted in Sherman Oaks
I have nothing to say about this except it’s cute as hell. »
Driving Douchebaggery
You know what I like to do sometimes? I like to take pictures of douchebags. Especially when a guy darts around from behind my car, into the other lane, and back in front of me – only to come to a stop at a red light, 10 seconds later. But, I like to make a... »
Parking Ticket Scam in Hollywood? Or Just Bad Luck?
I’ve written about my frustration with our fine city’s parking control and the overpriced, frequently broken meters in Hollywood before. But now, after my experience two mornings ago on Hollywood Blvd, I’m beginning to think that there is something more sinister going on. Is it possible that parking control officers are giving tickets to... »
ICME: Speaking Of Vanity Plates
There are vanity plates (recently seen here and here) and there there is THE Vanity Plate! It’s silly and smug and I love it. (I took this last summer on Pico in West LA before I left town and forgot about it. Found it after a year end review and had to post!) »
Traffic Alert: Santa Anita Race Track opening 12/26
Saturday is the opening of race season at Santa Anita Race Track. With it brings traffic problems since it is adjacent to the Santa Anita Mall. In preparation Arcadia Police already has alerts in place to help people get around the anticipated jams. They put up this short alert in Facebook this morning. Arcadia Police... »
Anyone have a better name for this parking genious?
The car is the caddy XLR…basically a badged engineered ‘vette, but that is beside the point. Mr. Courtesy here parked in a handicapped space at the Pavilions in Monrovia without a handicapped plate nor a handicapped placard on the mirror. His license plate reads “turtlex” my first thought is it should read “M-A-Turd”... »