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Old 05-29-15 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by YouthInAsia
This was proven untrue on my commute this morning. I had only a tiny 12" of shoulder to ride on, and I don't try squeezing myself onto a shoulder that small because some cars try to stay in the lane, and therefore drive too close to me. So I ride about 24" to the left of the white line. No motored conveyance with more than two wheels can squeeze past me without crossing the median.

And so it happened - A Special Ed. school bus, you know the short kind, crossed the median to give me room. :-)
Well, that bus is obviously a bit... slow...

In any case, don't count on schoolbuses giving you space.
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