Seriously, I have taken out-of-state friends down our freeways when they were congested. I always explain what we are going to do and HOW we are going to do it. Not like "Fairlaner", but thoughtfully and cautiously. I remind them to watch the front wheels of the cars and the driver's heads turning, etc., and be aware of what the traffic ahead is doing. It's a dance and we are all participants! Then we "work" our way through traffic. Of course, the best way to learn it is by following a CHP bike....its like Moses parting the Red Sea....almost like "cheating", if you can keep up (I can't, those guys and gals have skills....and a badge of authority.).
After a session of sharing lanes in the above manner, the unanimous response is, "I wish we could do that back home".
I know that the "naysayers" will soon be along to post their negative and "anti" thoughts and opinions. However, if you were to be here and were to participate, you would be amazed at how many people are driving whild distracted: reading (books and newspapers), typing, texting, talking on cell-phones, applying make-up, shaving, drinking coffee or soda and eating breakfast or a snack while commuting in stop-and-go traffic. Personally, I would rather share a lane than have THAT person behind me when traffic comes to a rapid stop, something it does with regularity.
YMMV
