The only thing a solo rider taking up 60% of the lane will get here, is an ambulance ride. I rarely ride alone. My brother got me into cycling, and we've made a thing of getting together three days a week (weather permitting) and riding. More often than not, the roads that we ride on have wide shoulders, and no bike lane. We tend to stay on the shoulder since it is wider than a bike lane would be anyway...this is where a water bottle was thrown at me for the first time.
As far as those idiots on the radio telling people to "honk a cyclist". People need to keep in mind that they dont like it when a big rig gets real close to them and uses their air horn.