So, here's the story:
The other morning, I hear on the news station that my normal route to work is jammed up all the way to the office due to an accident. Besides having to leave early; it’s not an issue in California due to the ability to lane share.
So there I am, going past car after car. I'm keeping a reasonable pace - lets say under 30 and cars are barely moving.
After a while I notice a police officer behind me, which of course produces the normal reaction that most people get when they see the law behind them. After a few seconds of wondering what I did wrong, I calm down and realize that the officer isn't interested in me. He’s just passing through the same way. In fact, another rider joins our caravan a few minutes later.
When you split lanes long enough, eventually someone is going to try to change lanes on you. My experiences have been few, but I’ve had a couple of close encounters. In this case, a young lady in a SUV decides to break right in a hurried fashion from the far left lane into the center lane, passing in front of our little procession. Now, this person really didn't get that close to me at all, but I did tap the breaks just to be sure.
The great part of the story is, as I gave her the "stank eye" in passing, the LEO got on his loudspeaker and said
"DRIVER! CHECK YOUR LANE!!!"
I laughed and grinned from ear to ear in my helmet. Right then, I wished that I had a police escort every ride!
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