Originally Posted by 1slw

Is it ever okay to ride toward traffic?

Tomorrow's route involves me doing a roughly 1-mile stretch on a fairly busy 4 lane road, (2 lanes in each direction.) The speed limit on the road is 35mph, but most cars go at least 50mph, sometimes much faster. This road cannot be avoided, and I have to get to the destination tomorrow. The road has fairly nice shoulder, except when it comes to a bridge. There is a blind turn just prior to the bridge. At the bridge there is NO shoulder going Eastbound, but the Westbound route has a nice lane with a barrier separating it from car traffic. Would it be acceptable to use the Westbound shoulder to travel Eastbound for 1 mile?

Thanks in advance!
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