This. Stupid behavior in a car has a good chance of being very expensive.
Stupid behavior on a motorcycle has a good chance of being FATAL.
If you're weaving in and out of traffic on your bike because you can't be bothered to wait, and have a close encounter with someone making a legal lane change because neither of you saw the other, THEY aren't the ones who are going to the hospital or morgue. Think about that the next time you (speaking generically, that is) get all smug about whipping past "cagers" without any concern for whether you're visible, maybe.
Bovine excrement, I've ridden like I do for a long, long time. As a motorcycle courier for over ten years I had an average of 1000 miles a week, all year long.
Just because you cant do it or that people you know cant do it or you've been told it cant be done I assure you I've done it quite safely for untold hundreds of thousands of miles.
Maybe you're thinking I'm talking about city driving? I'll agree that city driving is a lot more dangerous.
I'm talking about highway driving at highway speeds.
I prefer car drivers not know I'm there, as far as zipping through traffic? I do it but I'm not suggesting everyone do it, especially if it makes you nervous. People changing lanes are of no concern to me, the only time it has been a problem is when I'm driving like you guys think I should. I've had people move into my lane without looking, and have been forced to lane split to get out of their way. The people making the rules have little to no long term motorcycle experience.
Before the notion to change their lane enters the mind of the typical driver I am already gone or was never there to begin with.