Obviously everyone and their dog knows that Los Angeles is known for its horrendous traffic. So clearly, there has to be at least ONE blog entry about this popular subject. For the record, I would like to start off by saving Houston and Austin are two other cities notoriously known for their traffic, but somehow people don’t harp on that. Having lived in both those cities, I must say LA traffic isn’t THAT bad. I mean it isn’t great, don’t get me wrong. I think the key is to know what you are getting yourself into. For example, when going to and from work in the morning, one must have ample time to fight the morning rush. (If only I had that problem of having to go to work…that’s another issue in itself)
However, I have learned one trick that I think will help everyone out on their next visit to Los Angeles. The traffic has a mind of its own. Yep, that’s right… there really is no rhyme or reason to it. For example, I was driving from Pasadena to Santa Monica last Tuesday at 3:00 pm (seems like I would be safe) and bam! Who are all these people and where are they going is my question. 
If you notice looking at my (enormous) speedometer above, I am driving a mere speed of 11 mph. That should not be happening at 3pm on a weekday. Sometimes I really wish that displayed the latest episodes of Gossip Girl instead of my pathetic speed. That would make me want to get on the ten during rush hour. (Note to Houstonians: it isn't I-10 out here..that's so un-LA to say. I-10 = the ten).
My answer to this thing called ‘traffic:’ you can’t fight it. As long as you know what you are getting yourself into, it usually isn’t that miserable. However, I must admit I do have my occasional road rage fits. :) Somehow the Houston driver in me wants to cuss and make gestures at every terrible driver on the road.
Here's a little clip for your enjoyment. Whenever I want to change lanes in traffic, I always refer back to this.
xoxo me
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