I detest lane splitting. Horrible idea. Everyone, you need to see motorcycles so they are safe, except of course when they rip between your car and another at 90 when traffic is thick and moving at 60. Yeah, that's entirely safe for everyone.
Watched a cop Lane splitting clip a guys mirror. Traffic was moderate, thick but moving at maybe 30. The cop immediately flipped on the siren, stopped all traffic and pulled the guy off the freeway. He had his ticket book out before we even started moving again. Funny thing is the guy had actually shifted over in his lane, the cop swerved into him. Total ********.
If they want to allow lane splitting they should paint a 2 foot wide lane for motorcycles. I've now personally witnessed 4 accidents directly connected to lane splitting. 2 motorcycle against car, 2 car against car when the driver was obviously startled and over-reacted to get out of the way. I've also seen plenty of birds flipped by bike riders at cars as they pass, and many times seen them smack a car they felt didn't give them enough room. I think the whole concept is terrible. Probably fun for the bike rider, horrible idea for bike and general public safety on the freeway.