A Vancouver man is thankful to be alive after being one of two cyclists hit by a driver carrying an overhanging load in a pickup truck on the Sea-to-Sky Highway Monday. Investigators from traffic services have located the driver and vehicle, and the driver has been issued a ticket in violation of the B.C. Todd Nickel of Vancouver was cycling along the Sea-to-Sky Highway from Britannia Beach on Monday when he was hit by the driver of a vehicle carrying an overhanging load. After undergoing a CT scan and X-rays, he said his injuries include a broken clavicle, broken scapula, broken ribs and a punctured lung. Chhina suggests officials look to examples of networks of separated highways built specifically for cyclists in other countries such as Denmark, Germany and Norway to improve the Sea-to-Sky Highway, which is not typically a commuter route.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2020 20:31 UTC