Definitely the right wheel track. My father has a very painful story brought about partially by using the left wheel track.
He was travelling to work a not unreasonable distance behind a car when he passed a side street. The driver waiting to turn right into said side street decided that the space he was occupying was empty and cleaned him out. The front bumper collected his leg and forced it through the tank. The right side of the tank ended up less than an inch from the left. This resulted in a very bad compound fracture and a pulmonary embolism that very nearly killed him.
Ever since this I've been in the habit of riding in the right wheel track (as I had been anyway) but moving to the left track to pass the side street once I'm reasonably sure the turning car has seen me. This way I've got more time to react if they do try to side swipe me.
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