mlmdub, I was driving up north 123 the other day and I couldn't help but think of this thread when I saw two girls riding horses on the sidewalk next to the road. I didn't want to take a picture as I was doing 60 in a nice little chunk of traffic at the time, but I just wanted you to know. Maybe that's why the bikers feel the need to ride on the shoulder. It's those damn horseback riders making everything hard on everyone!