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Old 06-15-11, 11:28 AM
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Richard Cranium
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Yes - this is terrible news.

I just completed a night ride last weekend. At one point - after reentering the urban area I saw police arresting three different drivers in three cars.

This of course happens almost every night as taverns close. I have promised myself to never ride through that area at that time of night ever again.

I had an opportunity to take back roads to avoid the main street where the drivers were driving drunk - but I was tired.

By the way - the reason I do not ride the Brevets in my area is because the RBA uses dangerous roads. So I go for rides on the roads with the least traffic -by myself.

All brevets riders can hope to to do is to study the route and be aware of which roads will take them near towns with taverns. Plan to rest during the closing hours. Also - sometimes there is a "special event" in an area that can cause unusually high traffic. I avoided such an event Saturday night and found myself in a dangerous stretch of roads anyway.

Sometimes - you just have to grin and be alert.
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