Meriden
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The wife arrived Thrusday afternoon and announced that she had left some meds at the house. Knowing that I would not be riding most of the weekend I looked at this as an opportunity to get in a few miles the next day. So Friday morning at 3am I set off on the RT planning to beat the Houston rush hour traffic with a quick 230 miles round trip.
Most of the way I was going down I10 with my PIAA lights and low beams on. I prefer the interstate at night when the traffic is light and the secondary roads during the day. The ride was unevenful until I returned to Sealy where I picked up a guy who insisted on hanging right behind me and to my left in the fast lane. Between Sealy and Columbus I pulled away, but I slowed crossing the Colorado river and he caught up.
I pulled ahead again and at the 71 turn off the broad beam of the PIAA lights illuminated a big doe as it jumped the fence and bolted out across the Interstate. I slowed enough to miss it and passed behind it, the guy following me in the fast lane was not so lucky.
I'm not going to forget that sound for a long time. The driver who hit the deer was not hurt though his car suffered some damage. For much of that ride, especially in town, I had questioned if I really needed to be running with the PIAA lights on or off. Now I know.
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Most of the way I was going down I10 with my PIAA lights and low beams on. I prefer the interstate at night when the traffic is light and the secondary roads during the day. The ride was unevenful until I returned to Sealy where I picked up a guy who insisted on hanging right behind me and to my left in the fast lane. Between Sealy and Columbus I pulled away, but I slowed crossing the Colorado river and he caught up.
I pulled ahead again and at the 71 turn off the broad beam of the PIAA lights illuminated a big doe as it jumped the fence and bolted out across the Interstate. I slowed enough to miss it and passed behind it, the guy following me in the fast lane was not so lucky.
I'm not going to forget that sound for a long time. The driver who hit the deer was not hurt though his car suffered some damage. For much of that ride, especially in town, I had questioned if I really needed to be running with the PIAA lights on or off. Now I know.
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