I've seen support vehicles riding behind a group of cyclists who have taken the lane (i.e., riding in traffic), but only on secondary roads. I've never seen it on a divided 4 lane highway. And I can't imagine why they'd do that on a 75 mph road.. From other sources (
USA Today), it sounds like there was an ample shoulder on that road- quoting a LV LBS employee who knew the riders, but who was not there.
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That shoulder on the side of that highway is wide enough to fit three cars," Weeks said. "We don't really know how somebody managed to get that far off the road. These were all very very experienced cyclists. It's not like they accidentally rode off and into the road.""
So?