I always try to ride about 6" to 1' from the white line in order to get out of the debris and to leave myself a bit of wiggle room in a situation like this. I feel that is safe and practical in most situations. The reason I was on the ditch in the first place was because it was evident in my rear view that the guy wasn't going to leave room for the three of us. Had I stayed where I was the guy would have swiped me as he realized the car was there. It was one of those one in a million situations that could happen any time we ride...it just DID this time.