Americans are driving less, supposedly

I have been in Las Angeles for two days. I will have pictures along w/ a long rant later, but for now I have a few things to notice.

1) Supposedly Americans are driving less. If this is so in LA, then how long did it take to drive 10 miles before gas was $4.70 here?

2) There are a lot of Asians here. And palm trees.

3) Even after visiting LA, I still hate Crash. We'll see if five more days can change that.

4) Red roofs and a Spanish style do not make ridiculous amounts of chain stores any cooler.

5) The ocean and a ring of mountains do make everything a little bit cooler.