country boy to you city slickers

[Scoot]

We decided to go by cage the day before we left. Kinda glad we did. So much traffic going out took us 14hr to get there, should have been 10hr.
We had about 1 hour and half delay in Baton Rouge trying to get on I-10 from I-12.
then in Lafayette sat still for about 2 hours, a motorcycle fatality.

We saw where my buddy's wreak was. They were coming from Galveston and around mile marker 8 is where it happened.

Lw my hats off to you. That's alot of cement everywhere out there. I think there are more cars in the Houston area than in all of Alabama lol.

[trip]

Not that I'm the most experienced at it, but I've ridden through traffic in several major cities....Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Denver, Tulsa, OK City, Little Rock, Memphis, etc.... Just keep your eyes open constantly and keep your attention on what's going on in front of you. Watch every car that is in front of you and to your sides.

I keep an eye on their front wheels...that's the first indicator that they're about to pull in front of you. Also, don't ride side-by-side with a car or truck. Either speed up and get in front of them or get behind them.

My 2 centavos worth.

[blowndodge]

Rules that I live by as well!

[Idaho]

Take a bus

[johnb]

I ride through Manhattan, mostly the West Side Highway or the FDR Drive to Brooklyn (over the Brooklyn Bridge). Stay with the flow (almost like a school of fish) and leave space in front of you (2 second rule). I don't care if someone wants to move in front of me and I don't move back and forth from lane to lane. I know what lane I want to be in and stay there. When I get to the Bridge, I am usually right there with all those who weave from lane to lane. Watch your back. I have a brake light flasher which starts flashing fast and progressively slower. That usually keeps them back. I won't split lanes, even though most bikes here do it (even though it's illegal). Only time they get caught that I have seen is on the Deegan where the cops set up and then impound the bikes. Heavy traffic is a pain, you end up getting too much slow speed handling practice. But I still won't split lanes. Too many drivers thinking only about themselves, making too many quick moves. You've got to "own" your part of the lane and make sure everyone knows you're there. The only guys I don't "beat" are the bikes which split lanes, but they take a risk beyond my comfort level. I always keep in mind..."There are old motorcyclists and bold motorcyclists, but there are no old, bold motorcyclists".

[cactusjack]

I spent last week in the Bay Area and got to witness lane splitting first hand. I don't know if I have the guts to ride between cars on the freeway. Mostly it was sportbikes I saw doing it. I saw one rider go into panic mode as he was splitting the lane and a guy about 3 cars up decided to change lanes to the left while we were stuck in a merge due to a couple of lanes being lost to construction.