Glad I drove today.

[Gone in 60]

Driving to downtown LA is never fun, but this drive was particularly annoying. After I got hit by the metal, I got stuck behind a horse trailer. There was a gap between the back door and the floor, and every time he hit a bump, stuff came dumping out of the gap. I feared the worst for my recently detailed car but luckily it was just some small wood chips, nothing more “natural”.

I never ride behind anything that has an open bed full of stuff. Too much opportunity to get hit by something. On my daily commute, I travel from the more humble part of my area toward the direction of the beach communities that are more affluent. I’m frequently behind gardening trucks full of mowers, trimmers, rakes and shovels, and contracor trucks full of tools and materials. I will pass these quickly, even if it means lane splitting at a speed greater than I usually do it.