Long Way Home
written by sideout
I was not planning on blogging about anything today. But my commute home begged to be mentioned and written of. I left work well after 6pm which usually ensures somewhat smoother sailing and less congested freeways. With that school of thought I hit stopped traffic in under a mile into my freeway commute.
The traffic was dead stopped. I cautiously started splitting lanes. There was no end to the ocean of cars. And the fastest they were moving must have been 5 mph. 20 minutes later still no end in sight. After over 10 miles of splitting through a parking lot also know as the 405 freeway I finally came to where the trouble spot was. What appeared from a distance was a really big car accident. Police cruisers blocking 3 freeway lanes, a couple of ambulances on the spot and … no damaged cars in site. When I got closer what I saw was 2 cruiser style motorcycles in the left most lane with minimal damage to them. No riders in sight. I really slowed down to see what could have happened there and did not seem to find a logical explanation. I noticed no blood on the freeway, no bodies, bikes not in a bad shape. I hope the riders are alright.
So this has been officially the longest lane splitting commute done in a dead stop traffic. Can’t say I enjoyed it as much as I would like. But hey, at least I covered 11 miles of stand still traffic jam in 30 minutes. Something the cagers would achieve in over 2 hours if they are lucky. And the orange beast had passed this test with flying colors. What I noticed is that the handle bar height is just perfect for lane splitting. The handle bars are right above most of the car mirrors and right below most of the van’s and SUV’s mirrors. Makes it perfect for sneaking right through. Yet another reason I love my new toy - KTM 950 Supermoto. This might become a long-term relationship :).
And here is my 11 mile commute through the stand still traffic congestion earlier this eventing courtesy Google maps:
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