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Old 04-29-2022, 11:04 AM
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With all the impaired driving ability drivers on the streets in this area, riding a bicycle is the absolutely last activity I would consider doing. I used to own a motorcycle until I had an accident caused by inattentive driver. Luckily all I suffered is a broken collarbone and a bunch or bruises. As much as I would like to ride one again, a motorcycle and bicycle rider in this area is a body parts doner.
Bingo. Same story here. I had my motorcycle shipped here a couple of months after we arrived, rode it for about a month and sold it. I had more close calls in that month on roads in TV than I had in probably the previous ten years back in Minnesota.