I've noticed people being a little goofy the last two mornings, perhaps being in the dark again does have an effect. I almost got tagged this morning while waiting at a stop light - coming from my right and turning onto the street I was on saw me OK, but the car right behind him figured he could short-cut and pass the bus on the turn and almost plowed into me. If I hadn't started walking the bike right, knowing that buses tend to underestimate their rear-ends, probably would have got tagged.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey