There was a small shoulder... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/21/article-2663995-1EFB8EF500000578-214_634x423.jpg ...not enough for her to pull off the road to chase ducks.
But you’re making an excellent point about something that will probably pertain to a civil case. BOTH sides might try suing the taxpayers who own the road, claiming that it had “inadequate shoulders”
There is no “shoulder” on the far left lane. Never have I seen one in the US or Canada. Other countries often don’t have an emergency lane at all, on any side.
