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Originally Posted by robyr
All of these "plans" mean nothing. You aren't going to be able to react fast enough to someone who is already planning to do you harm, because you'll be oblivious until they are already putting that plan into motion. They have the jump on you and no helmet light or even weapon is likely to be of much help, and will possibly result in them gaining control of said weapon. Because again, they already had the jump on you before you even knew what was happening.
As a retired LEO that simply isn't true, I've had several instances in the past where the"bad guy" put his plan in motion but I trained and was prepared and survived....these days I still stay alert and I think that I'm prepared but I avoid areas of high crime and rarely ride at night
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