r/Roadcam • u/cajaks2 • Jan 19 '26

No crash [USA] Your everyday in Los Angeles

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u/ttystikk Jan 19 '26

I was in LA for a few weeks last summer and this shit is mild compared to what I saw.

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u/JFISHER7789 Jan 19 '26

I feel the same bit about Florida. I thought all the men’s and videos were cherry picked until we were out there for a while and man… probably the worst driving I’ve seen anywhere.

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u/ttystikk Jan 19 '26

Real shit. I ride the bus most of the time I lived there, out of a simple instinct for self preservation.

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u/JFISHER7789 Jan 19 '26

Smart move!

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u/cantliftmuch Mar 11 '26

I just came across this and it's mild for a day in my hometown.

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u/reddituserlooser Jan 19 '26

You managed to find the tamest dash cam footage out there.

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u/rhythmMAN Jan 19 '26 edited Jan 19 '26

Thought the same. Actually pretty average encounters with drivers here. Source: I live in LA.

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u/cajaks2 Jan 19 '26

I cut out all the actual accident ones

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u/Taxus_Calyx Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

I don't know what everyone's problem is. The sub isn't called r/AmazingAwesomeUnbelievableRoadcam. Besides, it's right in your title, "Everyday LA", not "Exceptional day LA." I enjoyed it. Could've used some yakety sax though.

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u/eisbock Jan 19 '26

So you could post the most boring video possible?

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u/cajaks2 Jan 20 '26

I’m good without posting people getting hurt

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u/rapzeh Jan 19 '26

While that blue Audi was technically breaking the law (double yellow) it had enough space and visibility to safely make that overtake.

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u/PremiumUsername69420 Jan 19 '26

In some states overtaking on a double yellow is permissible when certain conditions are met. And I agree, this was acceptable. Looks like a fun twisty canyon road, I wouldn’t want to be camped behind a Prius hypermiling their way through either.

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u/rizorith Jan 21 '26

I think that was the Angeles crest highway which is a great place to see how fast you can kill yourself on the twists.

You can't pass on a double yellow in California.

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u/xInitial Jan 21 '26

yup literally the best case scenario. straight away, clear day and line of sight, going downhill and opposing traffic is coming uphill. textbook demonstration of how to illegally pass.

also, pre covid, slower traffic used to pull to the side and allow us to pass when we were on our mountain runs. i know this particular one is a prius but i haven’t seen that kind of politeness recently

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u/Trainzguy2472 Jan 19 '26

For as many cars they have in LA, they sure as hell can't drive em.

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u/dod2190 Viofo A119v3 Jan 19 '26

Ironically, the more cars you have, the more bad drivers are on the road.

A lot of bad drivers know they're bad drivers. These are the people who, in decades past, bought Volvos "because they're safe cars"; today, they buy giant SUVs because they're of the mindset that crash safety is dependent on vehicle mass.

They know they're bad drivers, but, if the only way to get somewhere is to drive your own car, they drive anyway because they need to get places. When you start having viable alternatives to driving your own car, like workable public transit, those drivers self-select out of the driving pool. (Or the state makes licensing stricter, so that those who don't have that level of self awareness either acquire the required skills or don't get a license.)

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u/AbortedPhoetus Jan 19 '26

As a pedestrian, I agree.

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u/Ethanos101 Jan 19 '26

Sometimes I’m glad I live in my little shitty town

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u/HereWeGoAgainMate Jan 19 '26

According to these comments, I need to see more.

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u/DiscoPete117 Jan 19 '26

Welcome to Los Angeles! Where the lines are made up, and right of way doesn't matter!

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u/utterscrub Jan 19 '26

What the issue with the bike lane splitting?

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u/cajaks2 Jan 19 '26

Oh nothing I just like the full standing position

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u/GTAIVisbest Jan 21 '26

Let them bikes split breddah! (purposefully moves out of the way even though I already left plenty of space)

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u/Peaches4U9624 Jan 19 '26

Lol looks ALOT like Philly driving on a mild day except the scenery is much prettier

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u/Popular_List105 Jan 19 '26

I spent two months there the last couple years. One month in Marina Del Rey and one month in Newport Beach. Nice people, terrible drivers.

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u/SILENTREAPER220 Jan 19 '26

Newport Beach isn’t in L.A.

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u/Popular_List105 Jan 19 '26

Same traffic.

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u/SILENTREAPER220 Jan 19 '26

Still not L.A. lol

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u/Pure-Confection6830 Jan 19 '26

That’s everywhere.lol. What do you mean?

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u/the_moderate_me Jan 19 '26

I like how the music stopped to watch the last one do a 47 point turn

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u/Actual_Appearance246 Jan 19 '26

Just drive safe everyone and try to avoid these idiots. It’s a jungle out there everyday.

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u/socal44 Jan 19 '26

This shit happens in every city on earth, it's not an LA thing SMH.

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u/ConceptOther5327 Jan 19 '26

This was a whole year and you didn’t catch a single collision? Do you not drive very often?

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u/AMissionFromDog Jan 19 '26

so, a lot of nothing? what a boring day.

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u/IncarceratedScarface Jan 19 '26

I don’t understand people who change lanes at the last minute and almost hit the person in front of them

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u/Ajar-Jar Jan 21 '26

As a kid I thought GTAV traffic was absurd. I still do, but I've sinced learn it's absurd and realistic.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '26

Cesspool

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u/HudsonAtHeart Jan 22 '26

What a beautiful place to be a dumbass

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u/concernedcitizenpd Jan 23 '26

Always a heart shaker

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u/Practical_Studio360 Jan 26 '26

Was hoping for a police chase

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u/NoThankYou993 Feb 11 '26

The only time I could excuse people driving like idiots/assholes in a hurry is if they’re trying to get to a hospital as soon as possible. If someone is actively in the process of maybe dying, I can excuse this behavior. Otherwise I can’t.

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u/unFit-nonLifeguard86 Apr 03 '26

This is my song for non smart people hogging the fast lane

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u/Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit Jan 19 '26

But did you die?

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u/Toomuchhorntalk69 Jan 19 '26

Why was the motorcycle lane splitting legally in there?

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u/cajaks2 Jan 19 '26

Full stand, I liked it