6LGY285 & 7BOK172

Another 2 for 1. Here we've got one of those metered on ramps (which I think are pretty useless) with the left lane exempted for car pools. So what happens? First a BMW, then an Infinity (Nissan) that blatantly violate the car pool requirement. Of course, they've gotten around about five cars for breaking the law! Totally worth it. It runs a bit long at the end to show the Nissan trying to cut around the truck.

5TSD600

Here's one that I see quite a bit. This is the exit by General Hospital, and very often when I take it, I'll see cars that make the right turn into the left hand lane... then drift back into the right lane and take the next right! I think that the employee parking structure is over there. I believe it is a Ford Explorer, license 5TSD600.

6PLU854 & 1UZ6--- Unified Grocers

What happens when you get a Lexus who won't yield a little room and a semi truck that won't use his mirrors? Here you go! I didn't get the full plate from the trailer, but it was from a company called Unified Grocers, who have their local branch in Commerce. Did take this screen capture of the cab, which has much numbers on it, but I didn't write any of that out.

I think if I were in the Lexus (6PLU854) I would be giving Unified Grocers a call!

Bicycle

Cyclists. I don't have a problem with them, except for the fact that it seems like a great many of them seem to think the law doesn't apply to them. I see a lot of them driving two and three wide, completely blocking whole lanes, not yielding the right of way, driving the wrong direction, crossing all the way across the road at random intervals, and almost never do you see them stopping at stop signs! When I see such flagrant and dangerous (and by dangerous, I primarily mean to the cyclist themselves, so one could make an argument for Darwinian evolution) behavior, I often make the comment, "Because the law doesn't apply to bicycles!"

Here we see a prime example. To start off with, it is fairly dark already, and you can see this girl has no light, front or back. Secondly, she's in between two lanes for no apparent reason. Next move, she rolls right over the limit line, then blows the red light in front of everyone who's turning left. A bit further up the road, she's pretty far out into traffic lanes (CVC 21202 - Bicycles traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic must ride as close to the right side of the road as practicable - a violation I see CONSTANTLY!). Finally, another blast right through a red light.

6YLV514

When I see someone who, pretty far on, gets over two or more lanes, I often have the thought that they're not paying attention to where they are going. This is another video that is a little bit lengthy primarily to showcase such a move. Right at the beginning, you'll see a Ford Fusion changing lanes to the left. Not long after that, they get over the second time to the interchange lane. I'm the type of driver where I plan ahead and am in the lane I need to be in to get where I'm going. 

The payoff for the lengthy video is at the end, where it truly seems like they aren't paying attention!

I Have to Turn My Head Until My Darkness Goes

Lest anyone think the title or the song it alludes to (The Stones' "Paint it Black") is used as a racist slur, I was using it more for the line that preceeds it, as this girl walks by dressed in her Summer "clothes". I know it's been hot hot hot for days here, but PLEASE! No one needs to see that! So as a special treat, you now get to see it!

As a side note, if you're going to go about in your underwear, at least find a pair that don't have a huge hole at the bottom!

8X33180 - City Wide Towing

Had another clip I have been attempting to use for the last two days, but for some reason Blogger gives an error every time I try to upload it. Instead, you get this:

Heading up to the stop, you'll see the tow truck drift a good couple of feet into the right lane. He corrects back, but is still encroaching. It's like he had no idea where he was headed! The part that doesn't show is after this, when the light changes, and he gets over to the right after all, as you can tell, crossing the solid white line. After the transition is a couple miles further up the road. Would like to have had a rear facing camera for that, and then before he makes the right turn. He pulled the EXACT same move AGAIN! Two lanes, one that goes straight, the other that turns right, and he's in the wrong one and crosses the solid white line again!

Tribute

Yesterday I was driving past General Hospital when I came upon this scene. I had heard on the radio that there had been another accident on Loma Vista in Beverly Hills that afternoon, with a police officer killed. Reviewing the video, it looks like at least 20 police cars, as well as four or more fire engines, and two police helicopters in the sky. I had not considered that the Coroners' office was there, and that there would be a turnout like this there.

I know I usually only have posts here when someone is breaking a road rule or making a dangerous or inconsiderate move, and with the law only when they're going outside the law, but for this I'll make an exception. I really do usually respect and appreciate the work of the local police.

The only call out I'll give here is that watching on the news last night, it sounds like the residents on this street had been complaining about big trucks on this street for a while. Maybe now someone will listen. There has now been a 30 day moratorium on big trucks put into effect.

6AFJ163

In case you might have thought I unfairly disparaged USC alumni in my previous post, here's another one doing the exact same move! This time in a Porsche Cayenne, and this time waiting until the were firmly into the solid white line to cross over. This is a rather lengthy video this time, because I wanted to show how long and how much free area was available for them to get over well ahead of the last second!

The bonus catch I got on this one was the Toyota mini truck that was ahead of them with dealer paper plates from Penske, pulling the same move, albeit not quite as late. Sure didn't look that new!

5XSS015 & 5XNV252

This is heading up the 710 to the transition to the 10. Always ALWAYS people who want to go East staying in the Westbound lane (which is clearly marked way back) until the last minute then cutting over. This car was totally predictable, it's an Acura, and they have a USC alumnus license plate frame. Pretty much most Japanese "luxury" model (a rebadged Toyota, Honda, or Nissan) you can count on having a rude, inconsiderate or just plain bad driver, it seems.

So it start off with the cyclist heading up. I don't count them, but, dude, watch out for the Acura! Sure enough, 5XSS015 starts signalling late, and doesn't even make an attempt where there's plenty of room ahead of the truck where the bike gets over, but waits until way late. Bonus, right as he heads right, you get the Nissan 5XNV252 (don't get me started on Nissan drivers) who it looks like heads to the left side crossing over the solid white line (and then proceeded to drive really slow).