To the drivers of West Los Angeles,
Given my past experience sharing the road with you, I'm not sure why I expected you to know this, but when the power goes out, dead stop lights are stop signs. That means you should wait your turn, yielding to the vehicle on your right. It also means that you cannot follow the vehicle in front of you into the intersection!
Earlier today I witnessed dozens of vehicles running a dead light. Were these drivers even looking for a green? Who taught these people to drive? The sane drivers were backed up, confused, and honking.
To be fair, I see someone blatantly run a red light almost weekly here.
I don't think anyone in California understands four-way stops. Most drivers will enter an intersection with the vehicle opposite them. That works fine for simple intersections. In a large intersection with heavy left turn traffic, that system quickly breaks down. If everyone observed clockwise right-of-way, then three directions could share the same intersection simultaneously. It's that much more efficient.
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