True. I live in the Bay Area, so there is a preponderance of texters and DUIs.
Born & raised in the Bay Area (SF) I have noticed both an increase in traffic and in the percentage of inattentive drivers.
Been a professional driver with a commercial license for 30 years and have witnessed enough witlessness to accept it as ubiquitous.
Daily I see arbitrary lane changes, pointless speed-ups, unnecessary sudden stops, wild turns, 15 mph below the limit, all kinds of stupid sh#t.
I feel a bit safer in my work vehicle because of its size but when I ride my MC what concerns me the most is the rapidly unpredictable nature of other drivers.
Impatient inattentiveness, ignorance of basic traffic laws, texting + talking +taking selfies +watching movies, etc. on their cell phones, makes the crowded streets more perilous.
Add to that the generally crappy condition of (where I now live) Sonoma County roads and the mouth breathers who can't see me
because their trucks are the size of municipal buildings, and the thrill of riding gets somewhat dampened.
Riding sometimes feels more like an energy draining chore than a soul-stirring experience.
If, on top of all that, I went down on a leaned turn hard enough to total my bike, returning to two wheels would be a challenge.
