Why are most parts of Orange County, California so unsafe to live or drive a car in???!!!!!!!!!!!?
549646
OC is much safer than LA, but down here in San Diego county traffic and congestion are quickly becoming just like LA!  Ironically, the freeways were remarkably free-flowing on May 1st!
130065
Yeah, I'd go out accidents happen all the time, and you just have to hope that it's not you or someone you know that it happens to (I know it sounds horrible but you know it's true). Plus leaving an over sheltered life is worse than living an overly dangerous one, in my opinion.
1128866
I'm from California too, Orange County. I'm half Mexican. I don't feel comfortable with some white people because of comments I hear and their stereotypes about Mexicans. I look white so they talk to me in ways I know they wouldn't if they knew half my family is Mexican. Now at my work most people know so they don't say these things anymore. Now OC has so many more stereotypes with the tv show. The people here don't all look like the ones in that show. (Where are the Mexicans anyway? None are allowed in Newport after 7 pm. Only gardeners are allowed in the day time).  Another stereotype is that every Latino here is from Mexico and that El Salvador is IN Mexico. My students think it's the same place and so do the adults!!! My students also think that Santa Ana is dirty (if you watch Arrested Development, that's the city where the housekeeper's family lives). There are million dollar residences in Santa Ana though. I could go on and on :-P
529328
It's a pretty violent place. There are safer places in the U.S. Good luck to you.
86838
I live in San Jose and that zipcode is in north San Jose near Milpitas. It's a good area. San Jose is the safest big city in the country so even the scummier areas are relatively safe.
794495
It is important for ANYONE to report someone to the police or to the DMV who is a danger to themselves and/or others when on the road.\n\nMy father's eyesight, as he got older, got to be absolutely awful.  Once, when I was in the car with him, he almost "merged" into a red car.  I asked - no TOLD - him to pull over and hand me the keys.  My kids were in the car with us.  He got pretty mad at me.  I told him when we got home that I would NEVER get into the car with him driving again...and that he should never drive again.  Told my mother that, too.  He drove for a while longer after that until he had an accident in which he was completely at fault...and was pretty badly injured.  His license was taken from him.\n\nHad someone listened to me at the time, this wouldn't have happened.\n\nWhen my mother had a series of small strokes (TIAs), her doctor requested that she not drive for a period of time so that her doctor could evaluate her condition.  She continued to drive.  Her doctor and I talked about it and decided that she was a danger to others.  We decided that the DMV needed to be notified if she continued to drive.  I let her know that this would happen if she continued to do so - hardest thing I've ever done - boy, was she mad at me!  She stopped driving.  Stopped talking to me for a while, too.  In the long run, though, it was a good decision because she kept having the small strokes, which would have meant she would have continued to be a danger to herself and others on the road.\n\nSo, yes, I, personally, think that everyone has that responsibility.
895353
I was a Navy sailor and I never ran into the problems you are saying you ran into and this was in the 70's.   \n\nGangs are generally made up of people who stay together to reinforce their own way of thinking by hanging out with people who share their beliefs, most of them wrong.\n\nQuestion, how much of California have you seen to be able to tell people that it is not safe?\n\nAlso how old are you?  If your age is typical of most people in the military you are probably quite young and haven't seen that much of the world yet.  California is more than San Diego, Imperial Beach, National City and Chula Vista.
209914
At this point, it may not be the wisest choice to buy a home in Orange County.  Prices are incredibly high and the prices seem to have peaked and may be heading down.  If that happens, you could be upside down on your loan (i.e. owing more than the property is worth).  Some people in Orange County are selling their homes and moving into rentals till the prices come down.  They will then buy another home and pocket the profits from the first sale.
1080202
It's as bad here in Arizona. There are just WAY too many illegals in this country!!! That's why Arizona passed Prop200,and our WORTHLESS governor and her cronies, have done everything they can think of to make prop200 null and void!!!!  People here are P.O.'ed at her!! She is OUTTA HERE in NOVEMBER!!!!!\nI was just reading today,how  some of the mexican organizations are going to try to get a LOT of (mexican) people to sign up to vote! That means that WE are going to have to get TWICE as many signed up!!!!
811764
a vehicle is the leading cause of death under age 30.  distractions on the road or in vehicles are probably very deadly statistically.  we need to take these things seriously.  other people's lives are at stake.  if someone wants your business, they will look for it when they need it.  this sort of information can be stored anywhere and is better when stored in a book or list, like the phone book for example.  I'm fine with people putting up signs on their own property.  Just not where someone from the public road might be distracted by while driving.
595735
Definitely abusing the convenience.  I'm positive the number of auto accidents has risen dramatically because people are too busy F*&KING around with their phones and not paying attention.  Sorry, but my safety and my kids safety is way more important than any phone call!
778941
The Chinese in Kern County California mined crude from the surface by buckets ! being the crude was on the surface ! If you research ? do so by Los Angeles County, being that Kern was formed by taking part of Los Angeles County and part of Tulare County ! Most drugs are oil based ! If you remove the weight of oil from the location does our planet adjust to being out of balance ! Since the introduction of fossil fuel for power !" why is it that everything has advanced in technology except our burning of fossil fuel" (hint=greed),
951952
still be cars, just smaller ones due to a higher population and high gas prices\n\nand cali will never suceed, there is no reason to
4108
The mountains in the Los Angeles area get snow every year. I'm pretty sure that there hasn't been snow in the city or county proper. Frost, but not snow.  There could be some higher elevation areas in LA county that I'm not aware of...anyone?
841528
I do not live in the bay area, but you can find many people that live in that area by going to www.americanparkour.com.  There should be a California thread and people that live in that area.
220266
People outside California think the place is a stinking hole. All you see on the news in California is violence, people rioting, car chases, killings or some pervert story.
202741
someone who shouldn't be driving!!!