How to Stay Safe Driving on Los Angeles Freeways

Driving the mean freeways of Los Angeles, California, is often times an adventure. As the second-largest city in the U.S, Los Angeles freeways are more often than not teeming with drivers froms all walks of life. To ensure that your next freeway driving excursion is a safe one, read this article to learn tips on how to stay safe while driving on Los Angeles area freeways!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Awareness
• Common Sense
• Diligence
• Patience

1. 
   Slow Lane is Safer!

   Drive in the Slow Lane - Forget about trying to keep up with, or avoid, all of the psycho speed demons that populate the fast lanes of the Los Angeles freeways. Tone it down a notch, relax a little, and take it nice and easy in the slow lanes!

2. 
   Be Wary of Speeders!

   Ignore the Freeway Ignoramuses - No matter what freeway you are, no matter what time of day, you are bound to run across a few vehicular Neanderthals populating the Los Angeles freeways. Whether they are weaving in and out of traffic at high speed, tailgating, or zig-zagging across the carpool lanes, these morons are best left to their own devices. Ignore them, and stay as far away from them as possible!

3. 
   Jerk Just Cut Me Off!

   Be Judicious with Your Horn and Lights - As gratifying as it is to blow your horn or flick your lights at the jerk that just cut you off, a certain amount of prudence is advisable while driving on the freeways of Los Angeles. With potentially deadly road rage incidents and pistol-packing motorists becoming all too common in Los Angeles, it's best to use your horn and lights very judiciously, if at all!

4. 
   Honey, I'll be a Little Late!

   Avoid Rush Hour Traffic Like the Plague - If at all possible, try to schedule your freeway excursions for times when traffic is moving a little faster and is less congested. The early morning hours between 6:00-9:00 A.M, as well as the late afternoon/early evening hours between 3:00-6:30 P.M are the most congested times. Avoiding these hours will greatly reduce your stress level and greatly reduce your chances of being involved in an auto accident or of encountering a stressed out, angry, uptight motorist!

[dianesteinbach]

on 1/21/2009 Here's some info. on the new cell phone laws in LA as well.
http://www.survivethecity.com/