<p>I’m following up for people who might read this thread in the future. LA drivers are not rude. In fact, despite all the reports of road rage out there, I was very pleasantly surprised to find LA drivers polite. Any time I wanted to change lanes, I merely signaled. Someone quickly let me in. Furthermore, the drivers didn’t just make a small hole, but gave me ample space to change lanes. </p>
<p>LA freeways do have annoying stop signs or traffic lights where entrance ramps join freeways, so drivers can’t properly accellerate. Also, far too many traffic signs are so sprayed with graffiti as to be illegible. However, overall, driving in LA was easy. Even rush hour traffic was a breeze compared to Chi, Houston, Boston, or NY. Was I just lucky, or is driving in the LA area usually so uncomplicated?</p>