Why would we want to wait and try to merge in with the traffic in the left lane? No really, why?
When we have a perfectly good shoulder to use and keep traffic moving along… let’s use it.
I love it when people think.
Sincerely, Emily
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Sincerely, Emily 
Lol…it would seem that “good” driving habits are world wide š
In some cases. I was happy to see someone decided to go around this stalled truck on the right and others had followed !
I agree…bush rules applied! Sometimes you have to do what you have to do and sitting in a stalled line of traffic when there is a perfectly safe road verge to detour around would seem the smartest alternative (especially when its just on dusk and dinner needs to be cooked for starving hoardes! ;)).
Oh yes construction obstruction – NOT!
In UK you are not supposed to use the hard shoulder except in emergency or unless directed to by police or highways engineers, generally the hard shoulder is for emergency vehicles.
Hi Hilary – This is what I found that references driving on an improved shoulder in the State of Texas:
Ā§545.058 – DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER
(a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision
So, what I thought made sense actually turns out to be legal. On 2-lane roads a lot of slower drivers will automatically pull over, even if there isn’t a good shoulder to allow a faster drive to pass.