I drove through Los Angeles at rush hour last week without slowing below 45 miles per hour at any point. It was like driving inside a pinball game where multiball had just been triggered.

The usual weavers were rocketing across all lanes, suddenly unimpeded by the usual dense line of cars. But you still had the occasional slowpoke traveling waaaay below the prevailing speed of traffic.

It was freaky to watch as the clock ticked over to 5:00 while rolling along the I-5 downtown at full speed. But it was also necessary to stay on alert because there were so many terrible drivers out and about.