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Wow. These experiences make my (non)experience small potatoes. I'll stop complaining.

For what it's worth, Doug Chadwick, had my dog been on leash that night, we would have been hit. There is no way I could have gotten myself, the leash and the dog out of harm's way.

Normally I would agree with you. Keep in mind, however, that this is *not* a city. It is urban but the downtown is very small. The core of the downtown is two blocks square with a long tail (about 5 blocks long) heading out of town in several directions.