This is from the San Diego Union Tribune yesterday,
Scared to death of lane splitting:
The other day, I was cruising in free-flow traffic on Interstate 215 in Menifee and a motorcycle blew past -- and through -- the line of cars at 100 mph.
And that's no exaggeration. The biker might have been going faster.
Of course, as we all know, or should know, lane splitting is perfectly legal in California, even if it is not elsewhere in the country.
The maneuver seems to be handled relatively safely, most of the time, during rush hour. Commuting riders work their way through traffic slowly and methodically, straddling lane lines as cars and trucks on either side lurch forward a few feet at a time.
But there are other times when traffic is rolling along and riders roar by as if the lead car doing 80 mph in the fast lane is standing still.
The BARF reaction to "that's no exaggeration" would be "Oh bullshit!"
But then there's this news article from last week about a crash on the very same freeway,
Motorcyclist Survives Injuries in I-215 Crash:
CHP's preliminary investigation revealed [the rider] was traveling at speeds greater than 100 mph on his 2006 Suzuki GSXR, splitting between lanes when his right mirror struck the side of a big rig, according to the report.