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Old 03-23-2008, 04:23 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
I am a little out of shape, but it sure was nice to get outdoors and ride. This has been a long, miserable winter.

After reading about the dead bikers recently, and the stats about bike-auto collisions, I was thinking to myself how wonderful it is to live by the Provo Canyon Parkway where I can enjoy the scenery and I don't have to worry about cars. Then I realized how many longboarders I was dodging and I wonder if I am at greater risk or lesser risk. It's amazing how many of them don't ever look up. More amazing is how few of them wear helmets. I don't think I saw a single helmet yesterday.
My brother broke a guy's arm on that trail years ago. This was back when straight people used to rollerblade. Anyway, my brother was cruising along on a bike on his correct side of the path and all the sudden two bladers appeared holding hands and not seeing him. He said he had no time to stop but did swerve into the opposite lane to hit the guy instead of the girl.
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