I stay in the middle lanes most of the time on the 101 because they are constantly adding/removing lanes or onramps with quickly disappearing lanes. Easier to s

I stay in the middle lanes most of the time on the 101 because they are constantly adding/removing lanes or onramps with quickly disappearing lanes. Easier to stay in the middle than constantly deal with California drivers merging into your lane. I have had a lot of close calls where people behaved very irrationally merging onto the highway. Best to avoid it