Run a red at Niguel and Alicia Speedways. Now I'm in control of something for a change.

2 p.m. A man in a white Porsche SUV runs the red light westbound on Niguel at Alicia Speedway, then honks at a driver who has legally turned right from Niguel. The Porsche swerves out of the right lane, gives the legal driver the finger, and speeds away up Niguel Speedway. Rudeness prevails in this city. The frustration that people feel (as the economy continues to tank) is evident on our roads. When people feel they have little control over their lives (and their mortgage lender is breathing down their neck) it is most common for people to exert their frustration in an environment over which they feel they have control: their cars. Studies show this behavior is not only prevalent in suburbia but is manifesting itself even more strongly. And we see it here everyday.