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LOS ANGELES – Forget the Lakers <\/a>or the Dodgers.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The most intense competition in Southern California <\/a>right now involves a 6-way stop, a “Triangle of Death,” and thousands of frustrated commuters \u2013 are you one of them?<\/p>\n Los Angeles<\/a> drivers are turning their collective road rage into a digital competition, using a viral <\/a>tournament bracket to crown the city’s absolute worst intersection of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n The “One Bad Intersection After Another” bracket was launched by the popular Instagram account @AmericanaAtBrandMemes.<\/a> The field of 64 began with notorious bottlenecks across the Southland, from the Westside<\/a> to the San Fernando Valley.\u00a0<\/p>\n Currently, the tournament is in the Regional Rounds.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n According to community voting patterns, the Lankershim\/Vineland\/Camarillo intersection in North Hollywood <\/a>is the frontrunner, with users claiming it takes “2-3 business days” to navigate.\u00a0<\/p>\n Other high-seeded “teams” include the Virgil\/Sunset\/Hollywood “Triangle of Death” and the confusing 6-way stop in Beverly Hills.<\/a><\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n The discourse on the r\/LosAngeles<\/a> subreddit has transformed into a massive digital support group.\u00a0<\/p>\n One user described the Fairfax\/Olympic\/San Vicente intersection as “a pentagram of poor planning,” while another called it “5 to 10 minutes in the fiery pits of hell.”<\/p>\n “I left the church, but Fairfax\/Olympic\/San Vicente made me believe in the devil again,” another person commented.<\/p>\n “It’s like the wild west, traffic laws are only a suggestion at this intersection,” another driver shared.<\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n While the bracket is based on sentiment, the Los Angeles Times <\/a>recently provided a statistical backdrop, noting that Highland and Sunset remains the city\u2019s actual leader in collisions, with over 300 reported since 2010.<\/p>\n RELATED: These are LA’s worst intersections: report<\/a><\/p>\n According to their analysis, Sepulveda and Lincoln boulevards near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)<\/a>, a known bottleneck for travelers<\/a> attempting to bypass airport congestion, came in at second.<\/p>\n Timeline:<\/p>\n February 24, 2026: Bracket officially launched on Instagram.<\/p>\n February 25-26, 2026: The tournament goes viral on Reddit, garnering over 1,300 upvotes in 48 hours.<\/p>\n Late February 2026: Regional Rounds conclude as the “Elite Eight” are determined.<\/p>\n April 1, 2026: The “Worst of the Worst” winner is scheduled to be crowned.<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on information from the @AmericanaAtBrandMemes Instagram tournament and the viral discussion thread on the r\/LosAngeles subreddit. This was cross-referenced with historical traffic safety data recently published by the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n