Most dangerous time of day to ride?

[MikeOxbig_imp]

For me, commuting to work to downtown LA is a love/hate thing. You bring up a good point when you mention how fast could they possibly be going in traffic (not fast at all of course). But what's more important is the difference in speed between the cars and the motorcycles; the greater the difference in speed the more dangerous. The squid flying down the freeway going 75mph between cars (while traffic is only 5mph) is at greater risk than someone that's only going 10-15mph faster than traffic.

Riding in the middle of downtown LA rush hour is another story. Possibly even more difficult than freeway rush hour.