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Impatient Camaro driver clips oncoming Volvo

March 25, 2014 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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A number of years ago, I remember reading a Q & A with then Sgt. Cam Woolley, when someone asked when it was ok to pass on a rural road. The not so obvious answer was that on a single yellow line, one can pass provided it is safe to do so. Then there were the obvious dotted line discussions and the fact that you may never, ever pass on a double yellow line. Common sense that one.

When that double yellow is on a twisty canyon road, it shouldn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that you should stay in your own lane, even if there is a local turtle ahead of you. Last weekend in California, a current generation Chevy Camaro driver felt that the law and common sense didn’t apply to him. #becausecamara ya know.

Reddit user humanwire was out for a drive and had a couple of cameras on board.

Went out this Saturday to hit up my favorite canyon road with some friends, but it ended up being closed once we got there. Hesitantly, we decided to give a Malibu canyon road (Decker Canyon, aka Route 23) a try on the way back, so the whole day wasn’t a complete waste.
I was quickly reminded why I don’t like driving on Malibu canyon roads, and why I head out much further away from Los Angeles for some frisky driving.
A group of three cars came barreling up behind us; a black Comaro, a red Mazdaspeed 3, and a black M3, unable to wait a second for a turnout.

Completely ruined the fun mood of the trip, and my friends and I turned around almost immediately so we wouldn’t be associated with that group. Wouldn’t want a CHP call to go out including us with that group.
Too many dickhead drivers. Too much traffic. Too many police patrols. Less than stellar roads (not all of them).

Pony car boy gets fed up with idling along behind a slowpoke in a Ford Explorer, and decides to pull out and pass, on a blind corner. He actually clips a Volvo that was headed in the opposite direction. Things could have very easily been a deadly incident, so everyone involved were very lucky.

Here’s to hoping that the local police get hold of this and track the moron down.

Source: YouTube via Reddit

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Cruisin Venice: The Space Cat

February 23, 2009 by Gary Grant 5 Comments

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You’ve gotta wonder what the story is behind this spaced out Jag. Do ya think the brolly is effective at shielding the Lucas electrics?

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Cruisin Venice: Streetside T-Bucket

February 22, 2009 by Gary Grant 2 Comments

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On the odd occasion, we might see an old skool T-Bucket at a local cruise night here in Ontario. Just sitting at the side of the road like this one? Never.

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Cruisin Venice:

February 21, 2009 by Gary Grant 6 Comments

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This monster is the forerunner to these palaces on wheels we see Grandma & Grandpa cruising around in. What a big old beast.

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Cruisin Venice: Classic Dodge

February 20, 2009 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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You just gotta love the old Dodge Home & Park conversion. To this day you still see these things at race tracks across North America. If you are lucky, one of the wasted guys hanging out under the awning might share a PBR with you.

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Cruisin Venice: When chip trucks go camping

February 19, 2009 by Gary Grant 1 Comment

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Urban camping? Somehow I doubt the original owner of this chip truck envisioned people living in it at the beach.

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Cruisin Venice: The Mothership

February 18, 2009 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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Automotive life in California is just so different from life here in Ontario, especially during the winter months. Thanks to the liberal use of salt on our roads, most of the cool toys go away for the winter. Much of the fun and funky stuff just doesn’t exist here at all. Thankfully, Aaron Von Minden had some free time on his hands over the President’s Day weekend and grabbed a few visuals for us northerners.

First up is The Mothership. The only place we’d see a wicked coach like this here in Toronto is on one of the many movie sets around town. Out in Venice Beach though, this stuff is out in the real world.

Long live bus conversions!

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