Steve H
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I'm with JOG. Watch everything and always, if at all possible, leave yourself an out. Don't get too close to anything that might stand a chance of coming loose and getting in the road. When you pass it, get by and go on, no p***yfooting around.
Last year I left to go to the gas station. Sounds easy enough. Have to ride a 4-lane with paved median for about 1/2 mile. I hit the 4-lane and way down by the gas station I already spotted somebody who wasn't right past all the other cars and all those around him. I kept an eye on him as he got closer. As he got closer, I could tell he was falling asleep and sure enough he started making a nice gentle arc right for me. Had I not seen or been prepared, he would have crossed in front of me just about right for me to hit the rear quarter of his car. I simply hit the brakes and moved over into the median. He passed 20 feet in front of me crossed the rest of the road and went out in the field. He was OK. Car was banged up pretty bad from jumping a 6inch curb, taking out a telephone pole and trail riding a couple hundred feet in the field. After calling and reporting it, I sat for a couple minutes cause it did shake me up a little. You know the shake-up comes after, when you aren't reacting automatically to the situation and you have time to think about what just happened.
ALWAYS pay close attention to everything around you. Spotting that problem a quarter mile away is much better than realizing there's a problem 100 feet away.
In this case, I agree, the guy who lost the load is to blame for the wreck that ensued. If the rider had been more aware of what was happening, he could have done something sooner and probably avoided the wreck. I'm glad he's ok...but, man, pain is a great teacher.
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