Eye on Traffic: July 3 Edition

I’m not going to lie, friends. At 2pm: I drove around the block. Things were getting sticky. At 3pm: Again I drove around the block. Things were getting hairy. At present, the 7/03 Evening CommuteScale® Level is:

[4pm Pacific Standard time]. This is, as it turns out, completely unsurprising given the fact that July 3 is the second deadliest driving day of the year*. The alleys are your friends. Know them intimately or stay in the minor leagues and be home by 11pm.

*[Fatality stats courtesy Taco via blogging.LA]