Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
That's not the case of the highway being discussed. The shoulder is very wide -- it will still be possible to ride 2-3 abreast on this shoulder and avoid the rumble strip.
Most times those rumble strips are placed right where the shoulder stays relatively clean due to wind kicked up by passing cars and trucks. I'd rather ride on the clean space just outside the fog line and watch my mirror than ride two feet outside the fog line beyond the rumble strips in the trash and road debris. Unless they clean the shoulder regularly those rumble strips are for MOTORIST safety, not bikes.
If you ride this section of road and YOU like it, then I am all for it. Otherwise, I'll take my chances without rumble strips.