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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
Tripple Lights has internalized the importance of the evening commute, and holds no quarter. He considers himself the fastest commuter (I called him King of Alameda) and if someone like me is challenging him and drafting, I wouldn’t be surprised if he brake checked me to secure his advantage. I don’t think it’s necessarily malicious, he would think I’d dodge or recover from the wheel touch. He is trying to win, not make me crash
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