I’m a genius.

Which most of us already knew, so I’ll get to the point.

One of my concerns about taking the car to the eclipse instead of the scooter is the potential for traffic jams, as a hundred thousand Indianapolitans try to get into Kentucky to see the show. If my scooter and I got caught in a stand-still or were just creeping along, I could probably pull onto the shoulder and ride past the obstructing cars; in a car of my own, I’d be stuck.

But with a car, I can also bring my bicycle.

Granted, on a bike I have a top sustainable speed of around 15mph, but worst-case scenario – the car gets stuck just after leaving the campground that morning – doing that for a few hours would at least get me far enough into the Zone of Totality to see the show for a minute or so. Not as good as the 2.5 minutes I’d see at the center of the zone, but better than driving all the way for nothing.

So I’m going to throw my bicycle in the back of the car before I leave.

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