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Old 07-27-08 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dobber
So you observed the bus pulling out and across the lanes and chose to continue rather than slow and perhaps take 30 seconds to let him clear?

And if you were going 25 mph you would have passed him and been long gone before he could start honking. Why do people always seem to embellish their speed?
I can tell you from experience, city buses get up to 40mph pretty damn quickly. And sheer momentum means that when they hit you, they won't even feel it.
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