Here’s where i got the word from:
If the grueling climbs on the Whistler to D’Arcy route don’t take your breath away, the views certainly will! It’s classic Coast Mountain bicycle touring all the way: mountains, rivers, creeks and deep-green forest. The first portion of the route runs on Highway 99, which has wide shoulders for the most part. A few stretches have no shoulder at all, so exercise caution.
What does shoulder mean??
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Most roads have a line the divides traffic in each direction and a solid white line to the far right side, varying from 6 inches to two feet from where the pavement runs out. You are safer riding on that shoulder (to the right of the white line) if it is wide enough when there is traffic. But watch for any loose gravel, sand or places where the asphalt has broken away. This can make it more dangerous to ride there. And when it rains, remember the white paint lines can become slippery.
The section of pavement on the right between the white line and the dirt is the shoulder. If there is a shoulder, a rider can enjoy relative safety away from traffic. Where there is no shoulder, make sure you listen and look for cars, because you will be in the lane with them.
Well, for sure it doesn’t mean the ones on either side of your neck.
A road shoulder is the strip of tarmac outside the traffic lane. Can be nothing, or as wide as 7 feet on interstate highways. When that wide, also known as breakdown lane. Cyclist love smooth, broad, clean shoulders. Just like a private bike path paralleling the highway.
The shoulder of the road is outside the white line. Some roads will have a wide shoulder where you can pull of the road if you have a flat. Other roads may not have a shoulder so if you go past the white line you end up in the ditch.