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Originally Posted by one4smoke (Post 21081197)

...sacrifice safety just to keep your momentum going?

Example: Your descending down a long hill with a 4-way stop at the bottom. There's a big climb waiting on the other side of the sign.

Do you blow through the stop sign just to keep your momentum up?

No, of course not. Honestly, you'd have to be an idiot to do that.

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Originally Posted by livedarklions (Post 21081968)

Speeding through a blind anything is always a bad risk. I've seen close calls when people take blind curves on MUPs too fast.

I almost had a crash recently because a man went through the wrong "gate" at a MUP street crossing and came at me head on, on my side. I had already slowed down, and was just able to go around his shocked face... I muttered "come on, seriously"as I went by. His response began with "F" and ended in "you". This particular MUP, getting lots of rental bike tourists, has rules posted in many places, but I don't expect them to be followed. Hope, yes. Expect, no. Same goes for the road, these days.