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From: eju@drutx.UUCP (UrygaE)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: RE Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome
Message-ID: <151@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 15:09:58 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 15:09:58 1986
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Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome or HJS
  
Am I relieved!  There is an explanation for what I too
have been experiencing!  And I thought it was just 
my **** luck!
  
Another situation happens to me that was not mentioned in the
original posting.  Im riding along on nice smooth pavement with
no vehicles passing me.  Just as I approach a pothole or torn up
road edge, and would like to swing out around it, sure enough,
along comes a vehicle passing me at that point and usually another
one going the other way.  Hold on and hope for the best!
  
Or how about needing to dodge that dog approaching from the right
ready to pin you to the car that decides to come along and pass at
the same time.
  
This syndrome is so real to me that on familiar rides, I dont check
my rear view mirror for oncomming traffic because I know where it
will pass me, anyplace where I would like a little maneuvering room
and instead experience HJS.
  
The more I think about it, HJS doesnt only get me when Im bicycling
but almost everywhere; walking through the office hallways,
in stores, ski touring down narrow trails...  Maybe some people
(like me) are more prone to HJS than others.
  
Perhaps somebody looking for a subject for a PHD thesis could can do
a thorough study of Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome
so we can better understand what I and apparently others have been
experiencing.