Salmon -- bicycle slang (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Apparently, a salmon is someone on a bike who is going between lanes
against the traffic:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wb8bAl1P-N0/SgrZooflG2I/AAAAAAAAHiQ/ROzdeIbfyP
c/s1600-h/salmon++psa.JPG


http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/03/salmon-defense-against-current-d
own.html
(relevant text is a few paragraphs down)


Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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