I agree that when a road becomes a parking lot, it's okay to split lane on a cycle. I've done it in CA, very nerve wracking, but less so than sitting there with high heat coming off the engine, sweating, and surrounded by cars/trucks driven by increasingly agitated/annoyed/*issed off drivers.
“Can’t figure out why you responded to my FJR picture with that.”
Because you were the first person from the bottom that wasnt a cager.