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<blockquote data-quote="Uncle Hud" data-source="post: 1413011" data-attributes="member: 29492"><p><strong>Mr Burleigh!</strong> So good to see your face around here again! Two quick comments ...</p><p></p><p>1) I commute most days, too. The route's about 12 miles, from suburban Smyrna into midtown Atlanta. The most direct route is two-lane undivided streets and 9 miles of freeway HOV lane; the "scenic route" is 100% multilane streets through industrial and light manufacturing, but is 3 or 4 miles longer. On the WORST commute, riding the FJR still gives me joy, even if we're surrounded by heavy trucks heading to the CSX rail yard. Perhaps if my profession was Risk Assessment -- as is yours? -- it might be a series of probability calculations and visualizations of potential crash scenarios. That would certainly kill my moto-joy.</p><p></p><p>2) Riding a motorcycle is always a much higher risk than driving an automobile, without regard to route, weather, traffic, or your own emotional attitude. If you're not having fun, why take on the additional risk?</p><p></p><p>You're a grown man and will make up your own mind, and that's fine by me. Always enjoyed your insights, however, so please stick around even if you become a car or BART guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uncle Hud, post: 1413011, member: 29492"] [B]Mr Burleigh![/B] So good to see your face around here again! Two quick comments ... 1) I commute most days, too. The route's about 12 miles, from suburban Smyrna into midtown Atlanta. The most direct route is two-lane undivided streets and 9 miles of freeway HOV lane; the "scenic route" is 100% multilane streets through industrial and light manufacturing, but is 3 or 4 miles longer. On the WORST commute, riding the FJR still gives me joy, even if we're surrounded by heavy trucks heading to the CSX rail yard. Perhaps if my profession was Risk Assessment -- as is yours? -- it might be a series of probability calculations and visualizations of potential crash scenarios. That would certainly kill my moto-joy. 2) Riding a motorcycle is always a much higher risk than driving an automobile, without regard to route, weather, traffic, or your own emotional attitude. If you're not having fun, why take on the additional risk? You're a grown man and will make up your own mind, and that's fine by me. Always enjoyed your insights, however, so please stick around even if you become a car or BART guy. [/QUOTE]
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