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The first motorcycle fatality

By Matt Jacob | Published: July 29, 2008
I knew the cost of motorcycling when I got into this whole mess, but I never knew the toll it would take on the innocent ones. On my way home tonight, a rather large and juicy bug had the misfortune of being put down by my enormous noggin. It was the first time I’ve ever [...]
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Almost run over (again)

By Matt Jacob | Published: October 24, 2007
One of these days, somebody is going to hit me with their* car. And my biggest fear isn’t that I’m going to get hit or even that I’m going to die. My biggest fear is that nobody will be there to scrape me off the pavement, and thus, I won’t even get a proper funeral [...]
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Attention Tucson drivers

By Matt Jacob | Published: September 20, 2007
Tucson drivers: I’ll cut straight to the chase here. Would it be too much trouble for you to look over at the crosswalk before you start turning right on a green? I almost got run over twice today because you were too busy talking on your cell phones and listening to your music. If you and your [...]
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