Something about the current driving conditions in the LA area.
Everyone on the road seems intent on driving too fast or driving too slow, and a rash of people not looking before pulling out. There may not be as many cars on the road but no one has the road to themselves although in California they seem to drive like it.
I find the LA drivers quit friendly. I don't go down there very often but as I have Oregon plates and driving slower and more carefully than most LA drivers I find that they often honk and signal that they think I'm number 1. Who sez California drivers aren't friendly?
I was out today, on I-95, a major route to everything here. I have never seen it this empty, but the driving was absolutely atrocious, and very high rates of speed like you mentioned were "normal"....kind of scary!