Originally Posted by Helmet Head
imagine that the stripe were not there... where would your ride? That's where you should ride regardless of the presence of the stripe. The only time this does not work is when the place I would ride if the stripe were not there happens to be right where the stripe is, and the stripe itself presents a hazard because it is wet and slippery.
All to often the place I'd feel most comfortable to ride is where the BL stripe happens to be. Further left and I am unneccesarily in traffic lane preventing cars from passing nad further right I am too close to gutter for comfort and reducing right hooks. Its not just the slickness (not often a problem here, 135 days since the last time it rained!) but riding on the stripe is arguably illegal. (patc made me aware of this)
Al