Tonight I leave for San Diego for Artwalk on the Bay - an 8-10 hr drive from my home. I have to go through LA on my way there; the typically horrible LA traffic will determine how long my drive is.

Road Rage in LA is a reality. Every time I’ve driven in/around/through the city, I’ve seen it. One reason for it becomes apparent the minute you drive into the city. The highway lanes become uncomfortably narrow. You get squeezed in so tight, the cars and trucks next to you are inches away. They probably didn’t start that way, but to accommodate the growing number of vehicles, the city (I’m assuming) added an extra lane, doing away with shoulders, and stripping space from the existing lanes.

Add to this the constant bumper to bumper traffic and now you’re going 70 mph with cars packed in on all sides and everyone yelling at everyone.