[Rick Lee]

I was riding down I-5 to Irvine in March when traffic came to a standstill. I just kept going by lane-splitting and then came upon the accident. There were two CHPs' BMW bikes with lights flashing parked around a guy laying in the middle lane. His bike was in many pieces a few yards down the road. He had a helmet on and I could see him moving, so that was good. But it sure brings it home when you ride by something like that. I-5 is insane when traffic is light. I got behind a truck there once that lost its blue tarp from the back. It hovered in the air as I approached and looked for ways around it. When I hit it, it shot under and out from my tires and nothing happened. But it could have been real bad, had it wrapped around me or jammed up my wheels.