My friends might describe my driving as interesting, aggressive or simply scary, but in Los Angeles I fit in with the masses of drivers. You always have to be on the look out for a variety of tactics not used in the Midwest. One of my favorites is the “nudge.” In bumper-to-bumper traffic, you will eventually need to switch lanes. You can try putting on your blinker, but the only sure fire way is to nudge your way over. To execute the nudge correctly, you basically steer your car into the goal lane until another car is forced to stop and let you in unless they want you to hit them.
Red light? Who cares? Even with red light cameras at intersections to give out tickets, three to four cars will roll through bright reds. This happens the most when someone is trying to turn left since very few intersections have turn signals. So when the light turns green, be sure to look both ways before you gun the engine! The most surprising driving technique of Los Angelenos is their compliance with speed limit laws. Guess I won’t be getting a speeding ticket anytime soon, thank goodness.
While the traffic can be annoying at times, I love the fact there are so many people out. At anytime there is guaranteed to be cars on the road, even if it’s four in the morning.
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