Now that was really bad ...

We know rain equals traffic accidents. But consider the stats from Friday's storm, as relayed by The Times' Hector Becerra:

There were 423 accidents from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in L.A. County. During the same period a day before, there were only 98, said California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. In San Diego, the CHP reported 283 traffic collisions in the first 16 hours of Friday, up from an average of 75. "I've never seen such a disproportional amount," Kimball said. "I double-checked three times; I couldn't believe it."

Comments

[MI]

People are idiots. When it rains, WATCH YOUR SPEED!!!!!!!! Common sense people. Christ.

[enlightenment]

So typical of the SoCal region...people have their heads up their @#$% and don't slow down when it is raining. Hello...wake up idiots!

[Jason Hoppe]

Only 423? I would have expected more as it turned my commute home from Irvine to Pasadena from 1 1/2 to 4 hours!