Originally Posted by
Furloughedboi
Not sure what happened to this thread but I’ll chime in on topic;
I rode my bike (2009 Er6n) to work for several years out of LAX. I would 💯 recommend for LAX pilots who have to drive more than 30-45min in traffic because;
-no traffic (lane filtering is not only legal but encouraged/accepted in CA)
-bikes get to park in the terminal garage for free. Princess parking, no employee bus, right out front. You can’t beat that.
- weather is rider friendly, especially near LAX. Always cooler than inland.
I used 3 tie down straps for my bike; roller behind me with one strap sideways, 2 straps in-line with the bike that crossed each other. Then my other bag I attached with bungee cords.
I had a Givi storage box on the back where I’d put my shoes, and hat (and uniform shirt/jacket on hot days). I’d leave all my gear on the bike (it has hooks). I’d also use a bike cover cuz the bike would get dirty if I didn’t.
Once I got good at it, it would take about 10-15 min front end, 5-10 min back end to get the bike ready and leave.
I had a 35 mile commute; in traffic with employee parking, that could easily be 45min to 1hr20min drive plus 20-40 min for the bus. On the bike, 50-60 min from my house to the gate
All of this is true. But you still have to deal with generic LA drivers, overloaded trucks from down south running on bald recaps, drunks, dopers, reckless thugs doing 100+, etc. And a lot of construction zones with poorly marked random lane shifts (never know if the cagers will follow the temp lane lines or original lane lines which are only partially obscured).
Might be OK at certain times of day, but if your intent is to lane split to beat rush hour traffic that looks like false economy to me.
Lane splitting in SOCAL will catch up with you and if it takes my decades of experience to recognize that so be it. Your gopro won't generate a bubble of invulnerability either.