L.A. traffic chaos unfolds during KTLA reporter's live shot

[@thedrunkweddingphotographer]

And that's why the accident happened in the first place. People are always in a rush to go nowhere.

[@MissMeggypoo]

I used to go on drives for fun, but stupid drivers have taken the fun right out of it making being on the road more stressful than ever.

[@mopes2713]

Nowhere?? How about they were trying not to be late for work.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

@@mopes2713they were already late if they didn’t leave the house at a reasonable time. Don’t make it everyone else’s problem you’re irresponsible.

[@thedrunkweddingphotographer]

@@mopes2713 what's stopping anyone from leaving early? again, it's people rushing blaming everyone else but themselves for being late who almost always cause unnecessary chaos on the streets.

[@pzm958]

Most of these accidents happen becaose people are doing EVERYTHING BUT driving their car!! Those TikTok posts are calling - gotta keep the addiction satisfied!!

[@smakersify]

one dumb dude and the rest follows.

[@pzm958]

Does that make them all dumb dudes?? No consequences = no problem !! Just do whatever the F you want - free for all!!

[@NobleWolf33]

@@pzm958 and thats why we voted for Trump and Nathen Hochman 🇺🇸 you can’t do wtvr tf u want, this isn’t a 3rd world country.

[@knarf714sc4]

@@NobleWolf33 We are turning into a third world country

[@TheSkunk1996]

@@NobleWolf33 EXACTLY!!!

[@joseitsme]

​​@@NobleWolf33and have fun and spending even more with trump's stupid proposal on higher percentage on tariffs. Get ready for another higher inflation 2025. Supply and demand will be even higher and goods will be even more expensive. You all got blind sided!

[@pvt.2426]

Those drivers crossing a median to merge onto an adjacent roadway should be cited.

[@Superman37891]

The sad thing is that cops can’t be there every time to fix a bad driver / dangerous maneuver

[@kennyelson792]

a small cement wall. Or the water barrels.

[@CaliforniaDreamin404]

You gonna give em the ticket ?

[@vers1201]

Yeah call the police

[@mei6044]

Wow, that's bad!

[@hansonel]

Get around an accident by causing another accident and shutting down the whole freeway - brilliant 🤦‍♂

[@Thekingisback-du4jn]

California for you

[@broncoramfan]

All it takes is for 1 idiot to do something stupid af n the rest will follow

[@Thekingisback-du4jn]

Its crazy everyone follows 😂

[@pzm958]

They all got away with it right??

[@mistermajestic9352]

Yes like bots.🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖. Prime example why most people are followers not leaders! Look at the society we live in. Majority all robotic individuals.

[@StevenBlaugh-zt8gn]

Gene is an excellent reporter.

[@BadDriversOfNapa]

@@pzm958 They got away with it this time, but they might not the next time. That's why I don't do stupid stuff in the first place. That, and I don't want to endanger others by being "that" guy.

[@nlpnt]

Props to the people already on the access road who saw that, slowed down and put on their 4-ways to warn those behind them.

[@notflanders4967]

proof that they aren't ALL dumb. Sometimes its good to be reminded of that

[@playerswhelm]

Don’t road rage in LA. Trust me it’s never worth it

[@qqqcalls]

I agree, and I try to stay cool but it happens.

[@jennifermarie3158]

@@qqqcalls Stop driving then until you acquire enough emotional intelligence to handle it

[@jonathanstrauss8194]

The dude who crashed his red sports car was likely racing. Don't race...trust ME...

[@qqqcalls]

@@jennifermarie3158 No

[@socaljarhead7670]

Lessons must be taught…and learned.

[@Leumasleumas725]

So many uninsured, lousy drivers out there!!!!

[@ekop1778]

JAKE FROM STATE FARM CANCELLED MY POLICY DUE TO CEO NEW GUN POLICYS

MOST are under 30 who cause the crashes, etc.

[@Leumasleumas725]

Uhm... all ages that are so distracted with their phones are one of the main causes

[@Bill-e5t]

Insurance companys aren't helping people!

[@lovebug1180]

companies*

[@JandiFX]

everyone is so eager to get to church on Sunday

[@socaljarhead7670]

😆👍

[@Mr.Rowdo-Rudy-Lopez]

Lol! We were talking about this yesterday and came to the conclusion that there are two types of drivers. 1. The ones that know how to get to their destinations without being in a rush and 2. The ones that are in a rush taking the chances of getting into an accident or endangering other commuters. I always laugh when I catch up to the speeders up ahead. " The rabbit and the turtle story" Everyone have a safe drive and Happy Holidays!

[@andynewman835]

Turtle and Hare.

[@mbautista9923]

🤣🤣 agree

[@MajorAddiction]

Right. You see it all the time. Drivers zooming just to end up at the same red light as everyone else 😂

[@ozmosisnis]

Driving 10mph under the speed limit is just as dangerous

[@Mr.Rowdo-Rudy-Lopez]

@ozmosisnis 💯 Right 👍🏼

[@joesolo7719]

Every year it's " expected to be the busiest travel season on record". Sure it is.

[@randyfitz8310]

More cars are registered every day!

[@joesolo7719]

@randyfitz8310 people also leave California

[@Superman37891]

@@joesolo7719 but California’s net population as well as the net population of the world is increasing

[@mikeedwards1768]

yep

[@ladhkay]

Cuz more ppl buying cars every year

[@billlong8385]

Drivers making their own off ramps? Must be from Texas where it is quite common to create your owm exit.

[@AmericaisnowBetter]

Travel Season? Traffic is like that every day of the year.😮

[@socaljarhead7670]

On a normal day traffic looks like that going both ways.😆

[@jnuval]

L.A. Traffic Chaos caused by illegal lane changes. Watch out for your ticket in the mail.

[@pzm958]

LOL. Like THAT will happen.... 🤣🤣🤣

It ISN'T ILLEGAL to lane change, it is illegal to excessively lane change. The speeders to it alot.

[@purdyboi8078]

You're correct...it's not against the law to change lanes when those lanes are seperated by a broken white line & when it is safe to do so. However, IT IS ILLEGAL(not to mention _extremely unsafe)_ to intentionally cross over a solid white boundry line... _up & over a concrete median,_ over/across a solid yellow shoulder/edge of pavement line & merge onto an adjacent access road where cars are traveling at highway speeds...just to avoid the inconvenience of having to sit in a traffic jam.

[@customer5032]

I do not miss LA traffic.

[@camward9293]

I really don't understand how anyone functions out there. Like, the traffic is backed up at all hours of the day and night except for like 3 in the morning. Just do what Bill Burr did and buy a helicopter.

[@aicofrena505]

The 110 freeway near downtown LA is a joke whom ever designed this freeway must of been high LA freeways are so poorly designed

[@allybearbear]

Yep. Don’t even get me started on the 5. whoever designed it deserves jail.

[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

It was designed when L.A. had about 2 million people.

[@mrpickle219]

They were built in the 5O's​@@Cucumberflavoredmustard

[@username121709]

Those engineers in the '50s had really bad foresight

[@machupikachu1085]

@@username121709 actually, they didn't. It's the citizens that have poor foresight - you know - the typical NIMBY crowd. Google 'LA lost parkways'.

[@blueplanet5002]

In the 80s and 90s CHP was a constant presence, always out and visible. It kept things flowing fairly well. I don't know who is responsible for getting rid of them, now the only time you see them is cleaning up the carnage. CA freeways have become a dangerous free for all with no rules.

[@chevyxrz]

You see them on the side of the road on thier phones, they don't care thier getting paid

[@karied6251]

You got what you voted for. The Defund Movement did not exist in the '90s.

[@anthonygermano9363]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jennifermarie3158]

@@karied6251 Ya'll sound so stupid when you say stuff like this because the police were never defunded. Their budget is larger than ever.

[@jonathanstrauss8194]

​@karied6251 probably more than that but certainly a part of the problem

[@mikegambino862]

chaos on live shot? I guess whoever wrote the caption doesn't drive LA freeways everyday.

[@harrybear310]

solid clickbait, thought it meant a crash captured on live, got me to watch the whole thing

There's also a HIGH population in L.A. CA is the most populated state in the country. About 38 million people. I was born and raised there, but left in 1976 to move to O.C. Left there in 1989. Still in CA though.

[@ricardito69]

Bruh what? 1976? What kind of nonsensical turrets comment is this ?

[@laurakarma]

People, plan ahead and you won’t feel the need to rush and cause accidents.

[@tambert3897]

And they're willing to start another accident so their could be more traffic.

[@josephespitia5084]

LA drivers are the worst

[@Johnfisher12345]

Having driven extensively in both LA and Dallas, TX, I think Dallas is actually worse now. Believe it or not, they’re even MORE aggressive and ruthless than in LA somehow.

[@DerrickW30]

Salt Lake City is not far behind. Try going through there on I-15 in the morning rush or afternoon rush.

[@common_sense1512]

Salt Lake City - all those things but 2 ft of snow - they are crazy in Utah ... (now I see the SLC comment above and agree)

[@LaraSierra28]

Wrong. Sacramento and Bakersfield officially take the top spots.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@common_sense1512 Exaggerate much?? SLC almost never has TWO FEET of snow on the ground. It’s not even all that common for it to get two feet of snow over a whole month. Stop this ridiculousness.

[@ace7467]

Looks like a normal day in LA

[@PalmBeachDog]

They run this same tired story every holiday.

[@cindyfall8063]

I dont have to travel or fly 😊 happy days.

[@purdyboi8078]

If you were trying to brag, that's _not quite_ the flex you think it is

[@JohnnySideburnsX]

Bring back suspensions!

[@Takeitlightly6]

What do you mean suspense? The ta daaaa?

[@reza_dc2]

I hate those type of drivers. makes me sick..

[@mrfixit8776]

It's because we have an outdated transportation system compared to other 1st world countries.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Other? We’re like 2nd teatering 3rd. CEO Swiss cheese

[@Johnfisher12345]

What?? No 🤣🤣

[@2113pinch]

Nice lawless and lack of respect the people of Los Angeles have garnered. 👎🏾🎅🏻

[@frauwolftherehorse]

A couple years ago news reporter Gene Kang caught a fender bender car accident between 2 vehicles at a Los Angeles neighborhood stop sign intersection.

[@JackOldenburg]

Remember what happened last time when this Chinese reporter saw a car crash behind him

[@RJeezy_400]

This is the 2nd time Gene Kang reported a story and a random car accident happened.

[@andreaelizabethpadillaramo4595]

I was gonna say!!

[@METALMAN4Wii]

Also illegal im sure.

[@joseitsme]

If you don't have patience, you shouldn't be driving!

[@lapatabelluda2240]

I want to leave a comment but I’m scared because KZbin took us our freedom of speech so now they banned you for saying what you think

[@KittyUZutty]

Someone should've really called the police there since it clearly wasn't going to stop and was a huge traffic hazard. All it takes is one truck with bad brakes and you're all done for.

[@t-nailsjr.]

Now to our main story: A new Taco stand will soon be opening at the corner of...

[@CynthiasTikka]

😂😂😂

[@Thekingisback-du4jn]

Everyone should get a ticket for crossing that shoulder of the road Just sit back and wait and chill your not going anywhere what's the rush people are so Selfish these days all about me me me on the road hell with everyone else🤬😡

[@robm2707]

LA is who’s car is faster. Catch me if you can.

[@ellylovely205]

In a way, yes. But, I doubt it if it happens on the highways. Perhaps, in the rural areas. 🗨️💯

[@forumboss2620]

You can see Terrible California concrete highway construction with wide bumpy gaps between sections. Other states and countries don’t have this issue with concrete. Something is very wrong with the highway construction process in CA. Concrete, because of heat expansion issues, is not laid continuously like asphalt, but in CA there are often jarring bumps between sections.

[@tamraprice09]

Well, come fix our roads

[@damonhtoo]

Texas is just as bad and has some of the least safe roads in the country.

[@autoklashkinov]

It's the earthquakes

[@tamraprice09]

@autoklashkinov as well as constant traffic and ever changing weather

[@stevegredell1123]

LA doesn't get any snow or ice, so I don't want to hear people complain about road conditions. Come up north where there are snowplows and salt and see how the roads are in February...

[@humangrowthhormone4576]

Always in a hurry to go no where quick

[@Thekingisback-du4jn]

Facts

[@Doctor_Evil]

Clickbait

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿 Prayers going out for them 🕊️

[@spaztron7023]

Horrible rude drivers welcome to LA

[@bencuraza6503]

WHY ANYONE lives in LA County comes with the TERRITORY😂😂😂

[@Joe-sj7on]

CHP doing there best to create traffic jams, blocking the road for no reason

[@fernandomurillo9272]

Gas prices are not down they are still the same. The price will never, never, never ever go down. Stop lying to the people

[@Seiki52]

and of course not a officer in sight lol thats LAPD at its finest

[@Hopahola]

The cops always hold up traffic for things way too long and don’t open up the other lanes

[@striker44]

LA LA LA land.

[@rh906]

Listening to Californians is the worst torture.

[@KittyUZutty]

survive 30 minutes in california challenge (deadly)

[@projectkj7643]

Reading the ticker makes me thankful I don’t live in Los Angeles! 😮

[@drak0v]

Maybe try not to have a camera crew with a bright light and massive camera on the overpass. That is also so distracting to drivers and highly irresponsible

[@herrprepper2070]

Here in the Northern Rockies, the population density is 2 souls per square mile. I can’t imagine living in a teeming ant-hill like LA.

[@mrfixit8776]

@@herrprepper2070 probably one day will settle in Wyoming.

[@herrprepper2070]

@ - One of our sons is a career Army officer… they live in Marina. His wife is from California, so I expect they will never return here. Another son and his family live over near Sheridan and the youngest is in Colorado.

[@warrenfreitag8631]

Keepin' it classy as always, LA.

[@twobrotherskayaking4736]

Ex OTR trucker here. I've driven those roads, LA, Compton, not to mention Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Boston, DC, Baltimore.... and that's why I'm....SO GLAD TO BE RETIRED!

[@topnotch4564]

That's Just the WAY it is.

[@hndflights]

I CANNOT WAIT to leave CA....really. I'm so over this place....especially LA county. You can all keep it.

[@danielharris5343]

Yup thats Los Angeles 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@musk-eteer9898]

gas price down dumb reckless drivers come out

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

A red car? Always a Red car

[@mrmaniac3]

I wonder what would happen if they put a metro line there instead 😏

[@DaveEPie]

They drive the same in Mexico in Honduras, now it’s in your face- no insurance- it’s your fault if you hit them.

[@MM_in_Havasu]

I don't miss that crap at all, been out of the dumpster fire of L.A. and Commiefornya for 10 yrs. now.

[@vectoralphaSec]

Caught on camea

[@justsayingforafriend7010]

So standard for California traffic...

[@efrenjr2768]

How about food prices?

[@PatJimenez-w7o]

Life as usual in LA

[@marketads1]

It always goes the same way: open, clear roads and people speed dangerously causing accidents. There goes traffic!!

[@lilmonsta6701]

This reporter always goes viral for some traffic behind him

[@DavidMcdonald-df8tb]

It looked to me like the bold and free people were handling it ❤

[@AllenMitchellGardner]

Good advice 💯

[@paixlee]

You can still hear the chaos in the back round while he talks I’m dying

[@billkittleman9631]

Revive the 710 tunnel project

[@blown503]

texting drivers are the number one reason why single car accidents happen.

[@anthonygermano9363]

I know how to fix this, let’s build more and more Stack and Pack buildings everywhere and let even more people move here. You can never have enough people living in California. Hell let’s just let the whole world move here, build baby build! Sardines in a can, why not! Plenty of Water and Electricity to go around, No Conserving Needed!

[@FrankGallagherr]

Who else loathes Gavin Newsom???

[@bertradmacher2623]

Good to have ground clearance

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

This may be not an option for the majority of people, but whoever can, I suggest you make a long drive at night. It is just so much better, the roads empty, very little to no stress. If you can manage to adjust your sleep cycle to get up some time in the evening, not long before the drive, tiredness should not be an issue. You should have something on the drive, which keeps your head entertained.

[@MG-jj3pn]

Increase in travel I thought everyone believed the economy was dismal

[@alwaysyouramanda]

All they can buy is gas.

[@duckhunt1058]

Gas prices won't be like this for long. Thanks to CARB.

[@Mangolite]

If this was in China, everyone of those drivers who crossed over would have their Social Credit Score hitting rock bottom.

[@MrSonicAdvance]

"Hi! Welcome to Vocal Fry News this morning."

[@n4ty.]

aint this the same reporter from the hit and run on hoover street?

[@purdyboi8078]

Ya know, I gotta say, it sure do look like him...but I _ain't_ much sure if it is be him...or if it ain't!

[@RICDirector]

Kudos to the approaching drivers with lihhts and hazards on.

[@christygunter1941]

I'm interested in purchasing one of the coffee mugs you have in front of you!! Where do I go to find them online? I'm in Oklahoma

[@fleecejohnsonn]

Car dependent infrastructure in full swing! Love to see it.

[@THEWOLFE-007]

YES JUNE, I SEE A CAR On A TOW-BED TRUCK... THEY PUT DOWN SOME FLARES AND ALL THOSE LIGHTS ....." Now that is Serious REPORTING!! Nice Job KTLA!

[@ganbramor]

Intentionally reading your stupid phone while driving isn't an "accident".

[@CancelYoutube026]

'The Wilshire Blvd' that has a train station ?!

[@rodgerpetrick6502]

No thanks. You couldn't pay me enough to live there.

[@andrewandres148]

'Laws? What laws? From the countries we came from we dont pay attention to any traffic laws'

[@rerite2]

Why do TV stations pay people to sit behind a desk and say stupid things?

[@icare4you123]

We all want to make the world a better place and being kind to other drivers would certainly help. Slow down and be polite.

[@celebrityrog]

Well now you're going to have to have concrete dividers that prevent you from EVER crossing. Anyone doing this should lose their license permanently. NONE of them have insurance I bet.

[@ryanfriars545]

That’s some horrible driving. I thought people drove like idiots in Canada, but that’s crazy. These people shouldn’t hold a license

[@jesuschristsuperczar1224]

The stupidest thing I hear around this time of year is how the difference in gas prices has people traveling or not.

[@somerandomguyfromtheintern480]

Idiocy in LA. You leave at 4 or 5am, not 7am

[@raghav28able]

Did this happen on a Sunday? Jesus.

[@YoshiEaterX]

That's why... Abandon the freeways, be a street ninja and spend the extra few minutes navigating the streets than sitting in the not-so-free-freeway.

[@Johnfisher12345]

Why ANYONE would ever be willing to live anywhere near the dumpster fire that is the LA area is totally beyond me.

[@mistermajestic9352]

People fantasize about that fake Hollywood dream.😂

[@Johnfisher12345]

@mistermajestic9352 Yep. And the ones that talk about the beaches are just delusional. There are better beaches ALL OVER this country than LA. You don’t even have to drive that far north in California to find beaches that are WAY better. I’m talking both geographically, as well as the fact that most beaches aren’t anywhere near as crowded as in LA. Who wants to go to a crowded beach?? Not me!

[@mrfixit8776]

@@Johnfisher12345 I went to a beach in LA Jolla it was kinda crowded but a total different vibe.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@mrfixit8776 A GOOD beach does not have enough people on it to have a “vibe”.