Today while running errands via motorbike I discovered that as much as I love riding, I don’t love riding through the ether induced masses. Some of the self-important indulgences of cagers are simply not acceptable and riding with an armor of vigilance seems the only way to not be added to the local traffic statistics. It’s a dog eat dog world out there kids, so beware. The scariest occurrence was witnessing a high speed chase that zoomed around me as I was caught in traffic. Seven cars worth of officers were in hot pursuit of another motorcyclist that passed me on the right and slipped left through traffic, lane splitting at high speed. At the traffic light he turned right in front of traffic as officers tried desperately to catch the lad. I swear, unless this was a zombie motorcyclist that had just eaten a group of school children, I could not see the necessity of such hot pursuit in high traffic. The act was wanton recklessness, but not knowing the situation, I can only view this from my perspective as a vulnerable rider with cages going every which way to clear the route. I had no choice but to stay still mid road watching the action like a bad Reno 911 awaiting the punch line. Sigh… how do you riders that commute on a daily basis rationalize the danger? It’s like a zombie jungle.