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Riding Skills Series: Riding on the Freeway

Usually unexciting, sometimes insane.It can be the most boring riding you'll ever do, but that doesn't mean that riding on the freeway requires any less attention than riding in a canyon or even on the track. Freeways, interstates, thruways-whatever you want to call them-are designed and built for safe and efficient long-distance travel, and for the most part live up to those goals. However, as anyone that has been stuck in traffic on the 405 in Los Angeles, I-90 in Chicago or I-75 in Atlanta can attest, they are often far from efficient. And in terms of safety, the high speeds involved mean things can go terribly wrong in a hurry. Their design lulls us into a false sense of security, often leaving us lax and daydreaming at a time when we should be our most vigilant.


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