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Re: Riding in the Winter? (Good Idea?)

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From: Phillip D. Russell
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 10:28
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In article <Bx5IJG.CFo@fc.hp.com> koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren) writes:
>Phillip Russell (flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu) wrote:
>
>> You only ride if the roads are clear? WIMP!!!! 8-)
>> For me the cars don't really matter much in the winter. Mostly they're
>
>I think you may be underestimating the danger of riding in the winter a
>little bit.  Perhaps those cars "don't really matter much", but I think
>they do.  The trouble is that they can loose control very easily on
>slippery surfaces and slide into you at speeds sufficient to kill you.
>

If you had read the rest of my post instead of cutting it off you
would have realized that I was making a point that the cars aren't
getting anywhere. That's why they're not a threat.

Look back at the part of the post you left in...notice that smiley?
The statement was made tounge-in-cheek. Chill before you follow up.

Flip


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From: flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Phillip D. Russell)
Subject: Re: Riding in the Winter?  (Good Idea?)
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