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Old 05-18-2015, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by outlaw View Post
What is the difference in this context?
Let's use a couple of analogies.

There is a 75 mph wind at your back. Now walk as close to the edge of the Grand Canyon as practicable. Good Job. Now walk as close to the edge as possible.


There is a ferocious pit bull on a chain. Walk as close as practicable. Now walk as close as possible.

If someone rode their bike as far right as possible, their tire would be on the exact edge of the road. The statute says "practicable".