Riding in SoCal was brilliant most of the time. The weather was so predictable and benign that you could plan rides months in advance knowing you'd not get rained off. The rainy season was November to March but storms would come through once a week (worst case), last for 2 days and it would be sunny in between.
Then there's this (from a couple of years ago):
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/2...e-officer-rob/
It's an LAPD motorcycle cop responding to a call on the 91 freeway. The 91 was hopelessly over capacity when I lived there because it led to the less expensive housing in Riverside/Corona. Traffic hasn't improved by the look of things. They've tried toll lanes and adding more free lanes until they ran out of space, they were talking of making it a double decker freeway when I left. Usually it's the CHP that respond to freeway problems, the city police would normally handle surface streets.
Incidentally, California is the only state where you can lane split (filter) but with LA traffic it's essential for the emergency responders to get around so the CHP always fought to keep it. Makes a big difference to commute times but there are bikes down most days.