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Old 12-15-09 | 05:43 AM
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fletchh
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From: Columbia, Maryland

Bikes: Trek 820 mtb, A no name red steel pipe bike, my commuter

It was a decent ride in at 38 F ( 3 C). Always thankful for warmer temps this time of year, but it is back to cold tomorrow, as another front moves in. Hopefully, I get out before it starts blowing cold air. Yesterday on my way home, as I was pulling up to a left hand turn behind a truck, I noticed a US mail truck parked in the opposite direction. Behind the truck on the road was a bicycle and a woman sitting up, braced on her arms from behind. As I got to the red light, an ambulance rounded the corner, so I stayed in the left turn lane. There were a few people already speaking with her. I noticed a bloody nose, but nothing else. It was difficult to tell what happened. I take that right turn every morning, and it can be hairy in heavy traffic. It shakes you up when you see incidences like that. Last week was bad news in Barbados, a place I like to frequent. Two cyclists were killed in a span of 4 days.
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