It is illegal here in Ct. also. i did it twice, once on the bike and once in my car. On the bike i got lucky, the cops were in the first lane and I was to the extream left of the stopped traffic. Not so lucky in the car going down the breakdown lane. Got a $250 fine for that one. When going down the breakdown lane, there was a state cop in the travel lane. Thats when I knew I should have just waited. In Mass, I went to school at Hanscom A.F.B., and 128 would get jamb packed, and everybody uses the breakdown lane there. So, being a Masshole driver, I figured it was ok in Ct., wrong!
All traffic was at a standstill when I did it.