Holy bull turds! That’s insane. It totally reminds me of driving on “le boulevard périphérique de Paris” (the ring road around the city center). 5 lanes each side in some locations. Lane splitting by motorcycles is legal in France. Traffic on the périphérique is always insanely heavy and mostly stop-and-go. The moto drivers on their café racers act like they’re F1 drivers. They mostly arrive at their destinations safe and sound. Mostly. I saw one accident just in front of me that surely killed the moto driver. He was going full speed down the inner breakdown lane when a car in the left lane pulled over right in front of him. He never had a chance. That was the second time I’d seen a moto driver die right in front of me. The other time, I was driving a school bus, and had to deal with a bunch of very traumatized kids.
I drive a car with airbags. I wear my seat belt, and drive very defensively…almost all of the time. 