I don’t see any bike being enjoyable in stop and go traffic.
Agree, but until I retired I rode back and forth to the office most days. Even a bad day riding was better than any day I was stuck in the POS Ford Ranger ! ! !
Since I only own one bike at a time, commuting on my DH Chieftain followed daily commuting on my Stratoliner which was preceded by my Road Star Silverado. NC does not have a law making lane splitting illegal, per se. But I never do it because I know that the idiotic drivers around me have never seen it and would, likely think that I was "cheating" and could, potentially, try to stop me with their vehicle.
So,
@Crodgers211, you should be able to do it if you're comfortable riding a big bike, sometimes slowly, in traffic. Would it be easier on a smaller bike? Most likely. So, if you have the ability to own multiple bikes, that may be the better option. But, if like me, you can only have one at a time, you should still be in good shape.
Sounds like a bicycle is a good option lol
Now, I did use bike lanes periodically . . . .
BD