You know the ones that I mean. 10-100 cages are all clumped together and there is a mile of open road in front of the first ones that are holding everyone back. I happen to enjoy the challenge of them. Here are a few of my tricks to get through them. What are yours?

1. Constantly evaluate, but don't commit to a line until the last moment, because things can change quickly.
2. Allow yourself plenty of leeway for a changing situation - don't cut it too close or any faster than necessary.
3. Once committed to a line, don't hesitate. At 90 ft/sec, an opening can close quickly.
4. When on a stretch of road with very few onramps or intersections, the right lanes can be the fastest and safest because the slower moving vehicles are more spread out.
5. Hesitate to enter an HOV lane when it first appears to let the slowpokes swarm into it. Then pass them in the regular lane, and you will end up ahead of them in the HOV lane.
6.Beware of passing large trucks on their right. They can hide an even slower vehicle which you won't see until you get around the large truck.
7. When someone tries to block you by crowding right while you are lane splitting, pay attention to the opportunity to pass them on the left. This one is my favorite, since it works so effortlessly most of the time and usually totally surprises the cager.