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What an outstanding idea. Our office manager's mom, mid forties, was nicked near here by a trucker going by even though she had yellow helmet, high viz vest, and two rear blinkies. Daytime. And was on the narrow shoulder. It grazed her left handlebar. Six breaks in her left arm, she got some money later for it, but her arm is not normal and still hurts today.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Sometimes, all the cure in the world.
These noodles are one dollar at the Dollar Tree stores now.