LOL. "the Rules of California" bring back memories! How true these are. I've driven a multiple of vehicles in a good number of places and a few countries but the experience left a lasting impression on me. On a short business trip to California a few years ago, I wasn't two blocks from leaving LAX when I received my first "finger salut". Why do they hate tourists? It seems as the week progressed it appeared that I would be receiving this "finger salut" daily. Its a good thing that I'm not from a remote country as I would begin to think this gesture was part of the drivig exam.