That's just the kind of road I hate. There is an inadequate shoulder where the guardrail is, so you can't ride on the shoulder until you clear that rail. But, if you take the lane the carcissists are going to have a conniption. There is a temptation to ride the fog line, which is what it looks like you are doing, but that is going to get you buzzed. I figure in for a penny, in for a pound. The distracted driver will hit you whether you hug the white line or take the lane and I consider it unlikely that the folks who will give you room when you line-hug will become demons if you take the lane, so I take the lane. Of course, I do treat those places as sprint intervals, at least to the extent that this old dog really sprints at all. By the way, that was some pretty looking pavement. We don't have anything that smooth where I live.