Comments on: Pop quiz: which of the following are L.A. transportation cliches?

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:21:43 +0000

#3 is the true one.

By: davelafontaine

davelafontaine — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:45:39 +0000

The cliche that comes to mind first is that we’re all constantly firing off automatic weapons at each other because of road rage (See: LA Story).

By: frazgo

frazgo — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:45:49 +0000

#2 – We certainly have sprawl but we are not “low density” it falls into the half truth, actually I think Jason Burns did a post on our density being among the highest in the US.

#4 Our typical annual mileage isn’t that different from anyone else in the state. I did insurance claims for years and I can tell you looking at the annual mileage we saw on cars for folks in places like Dinuba, SLO, Fresno etc were pretty much in line with us. We are marginally higher as a state than the national average BUT most of the western states were on the higher side. Why…I think its due to the distance between towns and large population centers.

The cliche he missed is we measure distance between points in Time rather than miles.

Why does everyone love to hate us?

By: gesiku

gesiku — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:30:29 +0000

I know they’ll be posted on Freakonomics, but I hope you post the follow up here as well

By: nathan

nathan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:41:14 +0000

#2 true

for sure.

the two half-truths are #5 and #4

for sure I think.

By: Jodi101

Jodi101 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:59:39 +0000

I’m voting for #6.

By: waltarrrrr

waltarrrrr — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:52:10 +0000

#5.