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Old 07-11-20, 03:01 PM
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John E
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There are two near my house.


Leucadia Bl. is a heavily used fairly major connector road, and Hermes and Hymettus are lower-volume side streets. The complication at the Hymettus roundabout (the easternmost of the two) is that Leucadia Bl. has enough of a slope to slow eastbound cyclists significantly. (Conversely, I can pretty easily match vehicle speeds westbound.) I normally bypass the Hymettus roundabout going east, because this is easy to do, and take the lane on the westbound approach. At the nearly-level Hermes intersection, I take the lane both ways.
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