I reply to a fair number of L.A. travel questions here and many of the answers (including mine) often contain dire warnings about traffic. This happens even if traffic isn't directly related to the question being asked.
So, visitors to our fair city, how bad was the traffic
really, and what information/advice can I give to newbie LA tourists who drive?
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posted by Room 641-A
on Apr 29, 2013 -
60 answers
Short version: In Colorado, is "the registered owner's license is expired" probable cause to pull someone over?
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posted by Perthuz
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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Could one argue entrapment successfully for illegal use of car pool lane if there is heavy traffic caused by ongoing traffic enforcement?
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posted by The Violet Cypher
on Aug 29, 2012 -
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How could I approach modeling the number of accidents on a certain stretch of road? I've got some semi-ecological approaches in mind but no idea if they're workable. Are there standard approaches to this sort of problem?
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posted by col_pogo
on May 7, 2012 -
9 answers
What is the best way to drive in traffic in order to smooth out the flow and get to your destination quickly?
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posted by ramenopres
on Apr 27, 2012 -
21 answers
Replaced an old website with a new (better?) version in Wordpress and traffic went down. Why?
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posted by doomtop
on Apr 12, 2012 -
14 answers
Can anyone point me to actual data on how often motorists receive traffic tickets? I'm looking for where the top of the bell curve is, so to speak - obviously, individuals vary widely, which is kind of the point of my question - how often does the "median" driver receive traffic tickets?
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posted by randomkeystrike
on Mar 1, 2012 -
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Massachusetts Travel and Traffic: From Lowell to Springfield in the afternoon/evening. When and where could I potentially hit traffic?
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posted by la_rousse
on Jan 18, 2012 -
8 answers
Lazyweb: Have there been any studies of traffic accident rates after passage of the hands-free laws in so many municipalities in the USA?
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posted by mzurer
on Nov 16, 2011 -
3 answers
Just got a ticket for misuse of a turn lane. Any point going to court to contest it or try to make a deal? (YANML)
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posted by terrierhead
on Aug 23, 2011 -
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I was cycling in Central Park this morning and got a summons for running a red light with my bike. Now what?
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posted by falameufilho
on Apr 17, 2011 -
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When cars drive by my house, it messes up my TV antenna signal and my Apple TV streaming.
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posted by elpea
on Mar 5, 2011 -
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I have a date in traffic court coming up, for choosing to plead not guilty to a moving violation. What should I expect? I've never been to court before.
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posted by rachaelfaith
on Nov 29, 2010 -
22 answers
How does StumbleUpon really work (as a business and as web service)?
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posted by mhh5
on Oct 28, 2010 -
3 answers
Commuting on the 101 between Petaluma and Novato or San Rafael and Novato. Which is worse?
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posted by kirstk
on Aug 1, 2010 -
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My wife has a ticket in North Charleston for Careless Operation. The officer told her that the $255 ticket would be reduced when she showed up in court. How much will it be reduced, and is it worth asking for the court date to be changed?
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posted by theichibun
on Jul 9, 2010 -
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Driving on a tight timeline from NYC to Philadelphia on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend: are we screwed or really screwed?
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posted by otolith
on May 27, 2010 -
17 answers
are new (beginning) drivers taught to use turn signals? if so, is turn signal use required by law?
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posted by msconduct
on May 20, 2010 -
31 answers
I think an elderly pedestrian took down my license plate number and reported me to the police. What might happen and what should I do?
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posted by GuffProof
on Mar 24, 2010 -
55 answers
What is the fastest and easiest way to get from Denton across to the Northpark area in Dallas and back? Is there a secret passageway?
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posted by tamitang
on Mar 9, 2010 -
9 answers
I received a parking ticket, ended up paying late, and now I am looking to file an affidavit for relief. What qualifies as "good cause" in Oregon?
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posted by herda05
on Nov 23, 2009 -
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TorontoFilter: I have a ticket to go to
this event on Friday, at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. I live in Rochester, NY. What are my options for getting there on time?
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posted by agentmunroe
on Oct 20, 2009 -
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I can't for the life of me find a picture of a particular road sign, which I consistently misunderstood as a child. It's a traffic sign in North America that I saw many times as a kid but almost never any more. It was a yellow-orange sign with a "no" symbol and some random-looking detritus behind it, which I later understood to be a crumpled can. Probably a "no littering" sign, but a search on that or like terms seems to turn up nothing! A pretty silly question, I know!
I ask partly because when I was a kid, I thought the item behind the "no" sign was a mouser from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
posted by RedReplicant
on Oct 5, 2009 -
18 answers
Identify a science fiction story about a giant, unfixable traffic jam. (spoilers inside.)
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posted by escabeche
on Sep 16, 2009 -
29 answers
Where can I find historical data of which were the most popular or most visited web sites around a particular time in the past? Looking specifically for April, 2007.
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posted by procrastination
on Jun 8, 2009 -
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Memorial Day Traffic Filter: Are there any resources out there (either online or widely available for purchase in stores) that provide tips on getting around by car while avoiding horrible traffic (particularly along the New York-Philadelphia-Baltimore-DC corridor)?
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posted by Deathalicious
on May 18, 2009 -
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What should I do with an exorbitant traffic ticket from NV? I live in Canada, with an Australian passport, and visit the US semi-regularly. Oh yeah, and I didn't do it...
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posted by chromatist
on Nov 19, 2008 -
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Golden Gate Bridge vs Bay Bridge, which will have worse traffic on a Friday afternoon?
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posted by jcruelty
on Jun 12, 2008 -
16 answers
A motorcycle cop turned on the flashing lights and started weaving back and forth between cars on the highway. The passes kept getting wider, gradually prompting everyone to clear out of all 4 lanes and hang back about 1/4 mile behind him. Then he continued these sweeping 'S' maneuvers across the lanes for miles. By the time I had to exit, prevailing speed had dropped from 75 to 40. What was he doing, and why?
posted by nakedcodemonkey
on Feb 5, 2007 -
24 answers
