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I rode down to Southern Oregon and back over the last 2 days, a nice 700 mile ride. However on return just south of Eugene Ore, had a scarry moment ! 18 wheeler, 3 cars ahead of me in right lane, I'm in the right lane. Left lane, 1 car just ahead of me, and another 18 wheeler ahead of that car. That trucks cab, was about abreast of the tail end of the trailer in my lane 3 cars ahead of me. Speed about 65 MPH. The truck 3 cars ahead of me, throw's a tire caseing, from rear end of trailer. I don't know if the cars got hit, but the caseing went to the left lane, and went under the rear wheels of the 18 wheeler in the left lane. The loose caseing was propelled, Up, and back, and flew over the Car, that was directly behind the 18 wheeler in the left lane. ( that guy was very lucky, it did not go thru his windshield, cause he was tailgateing the truck !!! ) I watched as the large caseing ( about 1/2 of the caseing ) went flying bye me on my left, about 15 feet in the air. I watched it land about 40 feet behind me in the left lane. Lucky for me, it was traveling straight aft of the truck. !!! About now, I'm hitting the brakes as the car's ahead of me are slowing, and I see a dust cloud ahead, as the truck that threw the caseing, was takeing the shoulder of the road and hitting the brakes. Whats the morel of this story ?? Stay away from trucks, which I have said many times. And obviously yesterday I was not following my own advise. I was to darn close to those trucks, and I am darn lucky I did not get hit !! Other then that it was a nice trip, except for the 12 year old kid on a bike in some small town on Hwy 99W in Oregon who darted across the street in front of me. I almost hit him !! Oh well, such is life, Ride safe my friends, you never know whats comeing down those roads !!
