As a winter rider, you have to know there are some things that cannot happen if you want to survive. Falling into the path of trucks is one of those things. For me, that drove tire choices, drive train choices.ans sometimes wait, walk or ride choices. I did my first several winters of riding in and around Boston. To think you can go it without trucks passing is dreaming.
(I rode many winters on fix gears in large part for the better control of the bike and better recovery when the rear tire started to slip. Also rode higher gears for better control. And yes, it was hard.)
Ben