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>>yeap, I thought it was funny, after the fact that he and the bear survived, when it was in the paper here. That is 20 - 30 miles from my workplace. >:)
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>I've see a few bears and come into to close of contact with 3 of them. I've also known people who have had them in their yards, but I've never known anyone who ran one over with their bike! :0) Will they outlaw bikes now since it can be used as a weapon in order to protect the bears? :o)

Sounds to me like the biker ought to be restricted to walking if he's unable to avoid a bear on the road.

Good thing there wasn't a child waiting on a schoolbus on that hill.