Los Angeles Drivers, Boo

[Gone in 60]

Traffic here in Orange County has been weird lately. Yesterday morning, the commute was like a bank-only holiday. Still a bit on the heavy side, but moving. This morning, the same highway was flying at 60-70 the whole way. I'm in the car pool lane either way on my bikes, so I'm an observer of traffic, and not a participant for the most part.

Due to the weird "semi, are we or aren't we in a lockdown, sorta maybe" nature of traffic, there are a lot more spots on my commute that run from full speed to sudden stop at random. So, there have been more high speed accidents. And, due to what must be state reductions in highway sweepers, the shoulders are strewn along my route with more bumper covers, shattered grilles and glass, broken headlights and other debris than normal.

This only creates a problem for me, when I'm behind someone who wants to be "helpful" by moving his car half-way onto the shoulder once he sees a motorcycle in his mirror. While he thinks he's doing me a favor, he's kicking up all of that debris at me.

Over the weekend, my wife and I were watching Itchy Boots' videos of India and Thailand. Holy Moley, I can't imagine riding in their cities. It looked crazy!