Things to avoid while biking in Dakar:1. Pedestrians in the street
2. Car rapides, buses, taxis that suddenly halt to drop off/pick up people
3. Large piles of sand and debris such as concrete, also large potholes
4. Goats and sheep
5. Horse drawn carts
6. People drawn carts
7. Children and old men asking you to give them your bike
8. Whatever passes as a sidewalk due to tendency to suddenly turn into a gaping hole full of trash and metal things
9. Fallen lamp posts
10. Cars in general
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Things to avoid while biking in Minneapolis:
1. Unnecessary SUVs and trucks
2. Snow and ice
3. Stop lights and signs
4. The police
5. Drunken frat boys yelling faggot at you
6. Families out for a bike ride
7. Broken glass
8. Road raged americans
9. Semi trailers
10. Cars in general
Ramadan starts soon.