Originally Posted by Gene James
I can put my wheel on the the white line and keep it there. But I understand, if I do that, that's all the room I'm going to get. If there's a pothole and I move to avoid it, then I'm the one swerving and will be at fault if something happens. It's better to ride 12-18 inches to the left of the white line and force cars to go left of center when passing you.
Today I actually had a stretch of road with a paved shoulder...perfect, right? Hardly, it had all kinds of broken glass and sharp stones. So if I ride on the traveled portion, and make motorists wait on me, what are they to think of me? I took my chances on the glass and stones and survived without a flat.