Originally Posted by
closetbiker
* A 12 year old boy was riding his bike on the shoulder of the Fraser Highway against traffic in the late afternoon of a mid-January day. It was reasonably dark. A truck pulled over onto that shoulder of the road to pass a vehicle turning left and stuck the cyclist.
In context of the other examples, this one seems a bit out of place. That the 12-year old was riding against traffic seems a moot point. He was probably moving all of 5 or 10 mph. No matter which direction he was traveling, it's likely the truck would have struck him with deadly impact.
We can't assume details from such a short description, but I am always leery when riding that someone in a motor vehicle will attempt to overtake another on the right shoulder and strike me. I ride with the traffic always, but doubt that that practice keeps me much safer from this sort of an 'accident.'
Caruso