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Many years ago when I was riding to and from my engineering school every day I was getting a little too complacent and had a few sketchy moments. 1. Stopped at a light waiting to turn left. Light changed and I took off, cut my turn just a little too sharply and crossed the very end of the double yellow lines in the middle of the perpendicular road. Lost the front tire and just barely managed to slam my left foot down and somehow saved it. Worst part was I had seen them repainting those very lines on my way to class and just didn't give it a second thought. 2. I stupidly assumed the car in front of me was going to go through a yellow light. She slams on the brakes and actually locks up the tires on her car. I had been accelerating thinking I would get through the yellow as well. I ended up locking both wheels and slid a good distance in a straight line, somehow keeping the bike upright even though the back wheel was trying to pass the front. That was pretty exhilarating. What to take away from that? Be careful? Slow down? Pretty common sense stuff to anyone other than a stupid college kid with an adrenaline problem.
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Oct 29, 2009 03:40
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