5UIZ019

People who don't signal. There's a lot of them out there, and you just have to do your best to try and figure out what they're going to do. So, when you see someone following behind someone else who's turning to the right, then they brake and head off to the right, too, I usually figure they're going to the right. Well, take nothing for granted. Could be they usually drive a semi, where they need to swing to the right before going left! I was trying to get out from behind said slow moving vehicles, and damn near creamed them! Another instance where if there were audio, you'd hear me laying on my horn. I'm pretty sure they had no idea where they were going, because they pulled into the driveway, and then stopped there. I'd bet it wasn't the first time, too, because their back bumper was all banged up, and there's a dent on the trunk lid.

7AYS849

This driver gets in the lane that picks up for the 60 freeway... then decides he didn't really want to be there, and comes into my lane without looking! You'll notice I waited until the lane they had vacated was completely established before I even got in that lane. If there were audio, you'd hear me on my horn the whole time they are drifting back, but they don't register the fact that they are changing lanes having not checked to see if there is room to do so safely!

6FLU532

Here's coming South on the 5 at the point where the exit lane for the 60 picks up. Pay attention to the 2nd car in front of me, you'll see them drift halfway into that lane... then back. Very shortly after this, they head over to the right and lay on their brakes. I have no idea what some people do when they should be driving.

5TFP382

Three moving violations & a near accident! I call that worth sharing! This starts off at the previously posted 5-way intersection where the offending vehicle, plate #5TFP382, makes the right fork turn from the left fork lane, albeit not against the red for that direction. Still a violation of the rules of the road and common decency. Right after they do this, it appears that they can't be bothered to stay on the proper side of the road, and repeatedly drift over the double yellow line. If they hadn't been so far over the middle, I likely wouldn't have caught this with the car between us!

After the transition, you get a good shot of them rolling right through a red light, you see where they can't be bothered to be behind a truck, and get back into the lane the truck vacated... because there was a slow roller stopping to make a right turn! If I recall correctly, the reason for the delay was pedestrians. I found this to be a nice coda for the clip!

5HFX969

Here we see a Nissan that gets in front of me and proceeds to drive fairly slow for a mile or more. I generally get in the lane I'm going to need to be in and stay there, unless there's plenty of room and opportunity to do so. Thus, I was behind him for far longer than I would have liked! That mile or so later, they FINALLY start acting like they are going to get out of my way, signalling right. Of course, I'm pleased and also thinking that they probably had meant to take the exit to the right and may cut all the way over. Oh, no. After a few seconds of signalling and not going, they suddenly decide that LEFT was the way they needed to go (could have just stayed there, out of my way) then proceed to slam on their brakes before cutting across the double solid white lines and gore point! You can see me swerve, but can't hear me laying on my horn!

7DID716

I'm trying something different. I notice that the video quality is greatly degraded (it wasn't that great to begin with) once it has been uploaded via Blogger, so I'm trying uploading a clip to YouTube and embedding it here. More than I really wanted to get into, but...

Here we've got a Camaro, license number 7DID716, who pulls out in front of me and doesn't accelerate. Predictably, as soon as I get out from behind him, he suddenly finds his accelerator. Pulling up to the red light, it looks like he can't decide what lane he wants to be in! My favorite part is when the light changes, and he drives up the sidewalk ramp! There is a Metro PCS store in that lot, perhaps that explains a lot of the way this guy was driving...

6GFS859

Here's a 2 for 1, 2 drivers who decide well after the solid white line has gone out to a triangle that they need to be on the opposite side! I was only able to get the plate of the Honda, 6GFS859, (I think). The other car was a Nissan. I left a bit of length on the end of the clip, and if you watch you can see the Honda is all over the lane, and even into the right lane a bit. I suspect they were texting or drunk.

I see this kind of thing happen nearly every day. Over the weekend someone likely did the same maneuver coming North on the 5 at the 710 transition, ended up eating the piling and beams where they're doing construction. I believe it killed the driver and seriously injured the passenger.

8T57662

Here's the main reason I wanted to get a dash cam, people who don't seem to be paying attention while driving! I put the portion from about a minute before, when he, for no apparent reason, gets in the left lane. The only reason he didn't take me out was I was laying on my horn from the time he starts drifting into my lane!

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!