If I wanted to remove all risk in my life I would never leave the house. I would never ski, scuba dive, play softball, play golf, fly in airplanes, or even drive a car. I would never go in a bank, convenience store, or liquor store. I am sure you engage in some activities that carry risk. Perhaps you are morbidly obese from poor eating habits, smoke 3 packs of cigarettes per day, mainline drugs, and wrestle 12 foot alligators for fun ;-) You engage in your "risky" activities and I will engage in my "risky" activities. I won't pass judgement on what you do and would prefer if you don't pass judgement on what I do. I, along with the large community of serious riders in The Villages, practice safe riding.
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Originally Posted by Challenger
In fact, special lanes have been provided for pedestrians and vehicles other than cars. If such accomodations were available to provide separation from trucks, I would use them. Pedestrians , carts and bikes have no protection incorporated into the vehicle. I am not refering to laws but to risk - benefir calculations. The law is on your side and rightly so - Physics and human behavior(misbehavior) is not.
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