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Old 01-22-2012, 12:29 AM   #72 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
It's not the DRIVER you have to worry about... it's the steel rear bumper. They're not advanced driving skills either- they're hypermiling roulette. Sure, I've done it a few times but you just never know what's going to happen so I now always slow back to a safe distance. You'd be surprised how fast a truck can come up on you when the driver slams on the brakes. Ride your bicycle as fast as possible toward a brick wall and grab the brakes from 10 ft. away. Plenty of room, right?

10ft? non moving brick wall? sorry. this make no sense. we seem to have hit a nerve here. rational discussion is out the window. if you don't want to draft, don't do it.
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