Originally Posted by
hotbike
My assertion is that if the bike is on the shoulder, on the edge near the grass
AND has SMV triangle , reflective vest and strobe lights AND keeps his head on a pivot, he's taking a calculated risk , like 1:10,000 chance of getting hit.
If you're on a restricted access highway with heavy traffic and crossing straight across an exit ramp with cars and semis exiting in excess of 50 mph, your odds are a lot worse than that. It's illegal for very good reasons. He was nuts to be riding on 495. No one does that.