101814 "Traffic laws be damned!"

"Traffic laws be damned!" should be the motto in the Antelope Valley based on driving I see.

Short trip for errands, on the way back the camera captured this guy pulling into a tire reclamation site. Please note the rather large "No Left Turn" sign right next to him.

Then on the last block home I notice a Jeep approaching a bit faster than he should be. He decided running the stop sign was a good idea until he also realized I was not going to yield MY right of way since I did not have a stop sign. He received an look of disapproval from me and seemed to have been yelled at by his passenger (though I could be wrong, I might have been the one yelled at).

101414 Drive Like An Idiot

On my way south down 50th Street East today I encountered a special kind of stupid that equals idiotic.

Video one shows the start of the incident. I believe this slow moving truck is what set the bad driver off. (These videos have on screen notes)

He is a Hispanic man about 5'8" tall in his 40s I would guess, medium build. He went into the feed store first and since I had business there as well I followed in. After he ordered I commented to him that his driving was idiotic and very unsafe. He frowned , probably due to my tone, as he only spoke Spanish (note to self, learn Spanish).

The store keeper asked what it was about and I explained to him the guys driving. He agreed and then we went and looked at my dash camera. He was sold on the idea and said he would bring it up with his wife. Dash cameras are very handy in case of accidents, and for me trying to educate people how not to drive.

I do not know what his hurry was, he sped off from the feed store as well. Hopefully he does not repeat that very dangerous driving.