Originally Posted by
prj71
I don't know a single person that does this when a shoulder is available to ride on.
Be visible means hi vis clothing and a flashing rear light. Not ride in the same lane as the cars.
On higher speed roads, bicyclists generally want to travel in the paved shoulder area, and if bicycling is common in that roadway a wider paved shoulder is often available.
https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/safet...eretoride.aspx
I don't know of any down here that do ride in the shoulder. Nor does Wisconsin seem to condone riding in shoulders except for "higher speed" roads which to me will be busy US highways and maybe some state highways.
I disagree with their view that one should ride on the right of the road if they are talking extreme right. Most lanes won't allow the motorist to clear the cyclist by 3 feet required by many places and safely remain entirely in the same lane. So since the passing motorist will need part of the other lane to pass, it makes no sense to require the cyclist to ride on the extreme right of the lane.
All that will do is encourage passing motorist to squeeze by and violate the 3 feet with oncoming traffic in the other lane.