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Is somebody trying to tell me something?
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Rode in the mountains with a group of guys and saw 3 motorcycles down,
one in my group (not bad; he rode it home). This weekend, a deer
jumped out and almost hit me. Today, on a ride of just 10 miles, I had
to dodge TWO hubcaps, someone pulled out in front of me, and a guy in a
Yukon talking on his cell phone changed lanes with me next to him.
I avoided the guy who went down in our group in the mountains, saw the
deer and hubcaps in time to swerve, locked it down and stopped with
about 3 feet to spare when the guy pulled out on me, and had an empty
turn lane to move into to miss the Yukon.
I don't know how to interpret this. On the one hand, I've had an
unusual number of close calls lately. On the other hand, I've been
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I think your getting complacent about a safe amount of space between
you and the rest of the traffic. Get further away from the other vehicles.
Let a few tailgaters pass if need be. Understand and apply the 2 second
rule. Ride in the center of the street and not in the right hand lane next
to the parked cars and driveways. Stuff like that.
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very lucky. Is somebody trying to tell me to sell my bike before I run
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Doesn't sound like you've been lucky at all. Sounds like you're a
skilled, careful rider whose mental riding strategies and physical
riding skills have allowed you to correctly analyze and react to
potential hazards and avoid them.
Congratulations!
Great job, kepp riding, keep having fun, and keep staying out of
trouble, as you've been doing.
Oh - and only buy the lottery ticket if you think the state needs your
money more than you do!
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out of luck, or buy a lottery ticket?
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Bryan is looking for a new bike.
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Congratulations! You have successfully avoided _all_ of this year's
dangers. You are now empowered to go out and run amok. You may take as
many risks as you like, without fear of calamity. Go for it.
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Sometimes a person gets out of synch with his surroundings. I think just
becoming aware that you're out of synch is enough to set things right.
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Maybe someone is telling you "Learn to anticipate".
You should always be looking for potential problems and making worst-case
decisions for each one as they occur. "What happens if the guy ahead of me
drops it?", for instance.
While it's impossible to anticipate *every* close call, at least that way
you're more likely to react correctly when the guy ahead of you *does* drop
it.
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