Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
But some of our BF friends think that legal, safe riding on the shoulder of an Interstate highway is best described as "riding on the Interstate." Hence the confusion.
That's because riding on the shoulder of the interstate is still described as "being on the interstate" by our law enforcement friends.
There are areas where riding on the shoulder is strictly forbidden. There are places were it is permitted unless excepted. And there are areas where this is the only way to get between two isolated points.
I will readily conceded however for those confused by the terms, that "riding on the interstate" generally refers to riding on the shoulders...
There are exceptions, which I believe while illegal, are amusing, none the less.
Here's one case:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/in-a-city-built.html
Here's another:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bott...on-the-fr.html
I think the message of the above is quite clear though... individuals in individual cars are the leading cause of congestion.
I believe this last one is just a hoax:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCvjihO3Dv0