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Old 09-06-19, 09:30 AM
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Leisesturm
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Originally Posted by mr_bill
Sigh. FWIW, the shoulder is covered with loose chip seal.

For those who proclaim that this couldn't happen to you because you'd be riding on the shoulder, see this thread by Metric Man.

For those who proclaim that by riding on the other side of the rumble strips you would hear the rumble strips and get out of the way, note that in Metric Man's crash (not accident) from the time the full size pickup touches the fog line at 25.28 to impact at 26.16 is 0.88 seconds. Your cat-like reflexes are much better than mine.

For those who wouldn't ride on such roads, good for you.

-mr. bill
You were doing well until that last line. Weak. If that's all you've got ... well I for one would have waited until I had something stronger. If the rider was not prepared to ride to the right of the rumbles and deal with whatever that entails, then they should have avoided that road. Period. They didn't, and they now have to live with the consequences. The driver has to live with different consequences. I'd rather not to have to live with either set of consequences.
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