Motorway splitting - safety shoulder?

[Number One]

I was thinking about this yesterday and as I was thinking about it some dude on an old suzuki screamed up the service lane beside me - just as he did a car about three in front of me pulled over without indication into the service lane...the guy had only just gone past but if he had been a second later he would have been collected. The dude in his car had stopped to talk on his cell phone - remember folks that it will be illegal soon to drive and take phone calls on your cell - more cars will be pulling over without warning soon. Take it easy out there.

[Swoop]

Oh how I chortled. The chap on the goldwing, who was pootling down the buslane on the NW last night, suddenly realised there was a cop in the parked lanes of traffic...
Nice braking practice mate!