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kentauros

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2. I'd say riding your bike on MoPac at ANY time of the day

Reply to hobbit709 (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 12:06 PM

Jan 2012

is suicidal!

I don't live there, but do use it to get from 290 to 71 when I visit family out west of Austin. I know what that road is like during the best hours. Thankfully, I've never driven it during rush hour. Just have to put up with the 290/71 bottleneck later on...

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Just saw a suicidal idiot on Mopac [View all] hobbit709 Jan 2012 OP

I can see how that would be problematic Ptah Jan 2012 #1

In Austin it's also known as Loop 1. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #4

I'd say riding your bike on MoPac at ANY time of the day kentauros Jan 2012 #2

It's also illegal. Mopac is a limited access highway-no vehicles of less than 5 horsepower. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #3

I didn't know about the restrictions, but it makes sense to have them. kentauros Jan 2012 #5

What the.... ceile Jan 2012 #6

I don't know the road, but yeah, the logic escapes me too gratuitous Jan 2012 #8

Was she riding facing traffic? Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #7