Massey v. Scripter

Blair Moody, Jr., J.

On July 24, 1972, the plaintiffs, Lester and Wanda Massey, were riding their newly purchased tandem bicycle in an easterly direction on the shoulder of the westbound lane of Holmes Road in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, so that they were riding against the traffic. Mr. Massey was on the tandem’s front seat and Mrs. Massey on the tandem’s rear seat. As they approached the intersection of Ridge and Holmes Roads, Lester Massey pulled out onto Holmes Road to avoid chuckholes in the road shoulder.

A pickup truck driven by the defendant, Daniel Scripter, was legally…