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Old 10-29-08 | 11:23 AM
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Mr. Underbridge
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Originally Posted by JPCowan
I wiped out at the last turn too. Your inclination is to veer inside on the pavement when coming out of the last turn but when you do that your front wheel may hit the paint and if it is wet you can lose control fast, that's what happened to me. Any one ever try to pester Arlington County to send a crew to blow or spray the leaves out of there every week?
I don't know if it would even help. Honestly, the leaves are at least a good warning sign. I wiped out in the middle of summer, dry pavement, on a piece of tree debris or rock or whatever I couldn't even see.

Personally, I think it's unfixable as it is.
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