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cbayer

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4. One of the first things I noticed out here is that Angelenos make absolutely

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:41 PM

Jan 2013

no adjustments for wet roads.

They don't slow down. They don't leave more room between vehicles.

Hell, some of them don't even put on their lights (or maybe even their windshield wipers).

It is, indeed, like driving in a demolition derby.

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Ah, it looks like a demolition derby out there, SO Cal residents [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 OP

Why? Rain? Sleet? Snow? Fog? sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #1

Rain, winter storm. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #2

They not only don't slow down, here in L.A. they SPEED UP. And they kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #3

Lol, I just wrote something along the same lines. cbayer Jan 2013 #5

It's terrifying. EVERYBODY speeds up in the rain. Not just a few. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #6

Hey, I barely avoided getting side swiped nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #8

One of the first things I noticed out here is that Angelenos make absolutely cbayer Jan 2013 #4

What many fail to realize is that chowder66 Jan 2013 #7