For the locals that visit my blog-

In case you didn’t know (though you probably do), a half-decent shoulder has been installed on Highway 196 between Gallaway and Piperton. I rode a good length of it today (from Seward to Ral-Lagrange), and, while there is still a little more traffic moving a little faster than I prefer, riding on the shoulder seemed to help stave off road rage on the part of the motorists.

Hopefully, with the completion of Highway 385 (scheduled for next summer, I believe), much of the traffic will be diverted from both Collierville-Arlington Road and 196. Both are nice roads for riding that have been inundated with some pretty nasty traffic as Memphis residents flee the city and seek safer residence in the outlying areas.