The shoulders here are for “emergency stops” not “emergency vehicles”, an abundance could crash, drive over someone going for a piss, or get stuck behind a broken vehicle.
Also there is more change for debris in (less used) emergency lane than in the middle of the two inner lanes (less chance for a crash or flat tyre).
We dont have shoulders here, on account of all the road construction.
The shoulders here are for “emergency stops” not “emergency vehicles”, an abundance could crash, drive over someone going for a piss, or get stuck behind a broken vehicle.
Also there is more change for debris in (less used) emergency lane than in the middle of the two inner lanes (less chance for a crash or flat tyre).