Quote Originally Posted by CycleChic06
Ok, so how about this situation:

The two lane road with a good shoulder I was riding on turned into 2 lanes in each direction. I continued to stay on the shoulder, until the point that another lane came in on the right that was the merge lane to enter/exit a highway I was crossing over. In this case I had no option but to take up the entire center lane. However at one point there were so many cars merging in and out my lane trying to get on or off the highway ramp that i considered moving into the left lane.

Needless to say, I was so scared of all the cars merging in and out that I nearly pooped my pants. On the plus side, I hit my new top speed. But I just wasn't sure what to do in this situation...take up the whole lane and pray the merging cars don't hit me or move to the left lane...
That sound scary!

I can honestly say that I haven't been in a situation like that before!

I think in the end, we all need to make decisions on the road that preserve our lives. Sometimes those decisions might be lawful, and sometimes not.

In the end, I'm all about staying alive... and if a cop wants to ticket me for holding my lane, when cars can pass on the left in their own lane... then so be it. A ticket is worth my life....because I don't trust drivers not to pass within inches of me, if they are trying to share the right lane with me.