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I also send my condolences to you and your friends family. Always sucks to hear of another one. It's bad enough when we screw up on our own, but it's even more painful when someone else does us through no fault of our own. May he rest in peace.
Sorry about your friend.
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Saturday I pulled to the edge of a country road to put my gear on and used my 4-way flashers, and still stood a few feet away from my bike because people were coming way to close.
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I think it's target fixation. \\; Whatever the reason, RIP.
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