I ride the fog strip on roads like that. I would take the lane just as the rider in the picture did, to get around the horses and return the fog strip after doing so. Same procedure whenever I pass a parked car. I don't waste my time determining if someone is in it or not, I take the lane. When the fog strip goes away (Around intersections) I take the lane. On roads with no fog strips I take the lane. I avoid roads with no fog strips but can handle myself when I do ride them.

All that said, I commute from one suburb to another with virtually zero urban riding so I do not have the same experiences that a lot of other regular commuters here on the BF do.