[cubanrider]

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[DisabledCyclist]

I'd ride the shoulder as much as posible.

[omnivox42]

With a shoulder like that it is is a no brainer.

[Zebra-GIR]

The sidewalk is out of the question far as I'm concerned. It's a side WALK. For pedestrians and here in Michigan if you are on a sidewalk with a bike you are considered a pedestrian for the law's sake. If you are on the road you are considered a "vehicle" and afforded the rights of any other vehicle on the road. The shoulder looks plenty wide and relatively debris free so I would be ok with riding the shoulder in the case of this picture. Preferably, though, I'd ride on the right side of the right lane, about where the right wheels of motorized vehicles would travel. It's generally debris free (the debris having been swept away by the tires of passing motorists) and affords other vehicles a good view of you as you are there in front of them.

[william1]

i'm new to this forum but not to cycling depends on the road traffic but most of the time if a shoulder shoulder it will be if no shoulder almost center of the lane i might scoot over a little if they will straddle the yellow line to pass me we will all be fine

[WabiFGSS]

Looks to be a smooth, wide and clean shoulder. No point in giving an auto kook another reason to be anti-cycling.

WI has a 3 ft passing regulation. I'm happy when the law is actually enforced. Usually it's after an incident resulting in some sad outcome. Another arrow in the quiver for the DA to use in his/her prosecution. Problem is I've waited for cyclists (usually tourist groups) to go from multiple abreast to single or double across on sections of road up here that have decent shoulders. Some people just want to make a point about "their rights". Even as a biker I get a bit perturbed.

[carlharsch]

The shoulder. The rules of the road dictate that the bicyclist ride as far to the right as is safely possible. The shoulder looks like a bike lane. The sidewalk is not a good choice for a number of reasons -- legality, safety, pedestrian traffic, etc. I would only take the lane if I were turning left or if the shoulder were littered with debris or otherwise unsafe for my use.

[Sneakers]

There are some towns in this nation that their bike paths actually turn into sidewalks usually downtown but sometimes in the burbs. And the local kittys want you to use the sidewalk designated for cyclists.

[froze]

I would use the shoulder, but not right next to the curb, about middle of the shoulder. Then when right turn lanes start to come up I would transition (and use hand signals) when traffic allows to take the turn lane completely, then transition again when traffic allows to take the through lane nearest to the turn lane, once clear of the intersection make my way back to the shoulder. If traffic does not allow you to transition from the turn lane to the through lane simply stay in the turn lane moving closer to the left side of the lane and cross the intersection. If traffic is a nightmare and won't allow you to transition from the shoulder to take the turn lane sometimes it's safer to get to the intersection, dismount and walk at the light. If you use hand signals, most of the time cars will let you through (merge), so walking across the intersection should be a rare event.

Another IF, if you can keep up with the flow of traffic then it's safer not to use the shoulder and take the main right lane and keep up with the traffic, if you cannot keep up then move to the shoulder otherwise you will be impeding traffic and that is a ticketable offense.