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Originally Posted by tevake

I am visiting in Cal. and just drove down to L A from Cambria. Beautiful day, lots of nice country to drive thru. A bit of traffic in the Santa Barbara area. Did a swoop thru Ojai valley. Most of the four plus hour drive was on 4 lane divided highways, general speed was 65 to 70 mph some down hill or passing at 75. Generally light to medium traffic, no congestion till the I 5 just north of L A. Then it got quite crowded on the now 8 lane highway, four lanes either side of the divider. Well the more crowded it got the more aggressive the driving became. The speeds went up to 75 to 80 plus, drivers did frequent multi lane changes looking for some clear space to pass in cutting thru very small gaps, etc. total contrast to the driving the rest of the way. much less space between cars, not exactly tailgating but little space for reaction at that speed. Clearly a different mind set, which seemed in stark contrast to what the conditions called for. And quite different to the rest of the trip.
Whats up with that? Is it a L A thing? My hands got sweaty.

Cheers Richard

Actually it is an LA thing and your lucky you didn't get the LA middle finger hi sign.