By: Steve Magnante

Though I currently live in rural Massachusetts, I spent sixteen years in Los Angeles. Eight of my years there involved serving as Technical Editor for Hot Rod magazine where I had a 31 mile daily commute from my home in El Monte to the Petersen Publishing complex at 6420 Wilshire Blvd., on the border of Beverly Hills. Well, you’ve probably heard all about L.A. traffic and I’m here to tell you it’s all true. My daily commute to the office – one way –…