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probably wiping out near the top of palm springs tram rd. at 40 mph and riding for another 18 miles with a concussion, road rash, a cracked helmet and a helping of short-term memory loss
(for about a week) before the ex (driving) found me as i was late to return. t-boning a bmw suv in laguna beach at 27 mph going downhill on pch between the laguna beach art museum and
the main lifeguard tower at the base of the hill (and riding 15 miles back to san clemente with a unseen cracked front fork) and getting clocked from behind by a tesla suv with yours truly rolling
over the top and hood of a car parked in the bike lane because of a small child supposedly vomiting in the back seat in san diego. slightly less eventful but all three incidents involved an
er/hospital visit for a few hours.

why do wipeouts always involve your favorite jersey?

a jerkwad intentional close pass in palos verdes this year was the most upsetting tho. so unnecessary when there was plenty of lane. another close pass by a gardening truck with an overfilled
trailer (got aggressively brushed with tree/hedge branches) in carlsbad on the coast highway a few months ago was also unfun.

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