The dark side of bike touring

[Longjohn ★]

He says some things I don’t agree with but basically true. I don’t stay as far to the right as possible because it encourages people to think they have room to squeeze past staying in lane. He likes to ride on the shoulder, I wonder how many flat tires he gets? I do ride the shoulder on a steep climb where I am climbing at walking speed. I’m going slow enough I can usually see glass and road debris and avoid it.

[Razors Edge ★]

I'll take wind, hills, and dogs with little or no complaining.

Traffic and cars? Yeah, that's the stuff that kills you.

I ride just to the left of the shoulder line - usually a 3' or so strip. But I'll use common sense when approaching a section where a bit of shoulder is better than being in the road.  Shoulders are often nasty, but sometimes the better option.  "Choose your road wisely" is good advice as often there is a parallel and better option with less traffic.

[Razors Edge ★]

And, in Europe, only the UK is left hand drive   Rest of Europe and most of the world is just like us (16:47).