A Little Caution Always Helps

Well, after yesterday, I've reconsidered my Friday ride to Sherwood. Coming home from work (Brigham city) I made my way to Sherwood. There was road construction on the north side of Dry Lake. At the top of the false summit on the north side, I saw a bike, beat up and sprawled on the ground, then a cyclist lying on the ground with construction crew workers attending to him. The cyclist had his helmet on, I didn't recognize him but he looked quite banged up and bloody. It almost looked as if he was hit by a car but I'm not sure if he was hit or drifted off the road and hit the gravel hard. The section the crew was working on had removed the pavement creating 6 inches of missing pavement on the right side of the road where he lay. He would have been going up hill prior and just starting his decent but I didn't see a vehicle pulled off the road having claimed his folly. To me this is just a reminder to be safe, especially in road construction zones... my advice is just to avoid it. I'm new to cycling on the road but it just makes sense to steer clear of road construction it's dangerous enough in a vehicle let alone on a bicycle. Use caution, it always helps.