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In extreme south Africa, sitting next to strife-torn Zimbabwe and
possessing the second highest adult HIV prevalence rate in the world,
Botswana hardly seems like a country whose defense forces would have
C-130 avionics that the most powerful air force in the world does not.

Q Last week I was driving toward the West Gate to
leave the base. It was almost dark. I was coming around the curve.
There was a bicyclist riding in the right lane bottlenecking traffic.
There was a bicycle path parallel to the road just on the other side of
the curb. The rider was wearing a yellow reflective belt. However,
because the rider was bent over, the belt was barely visible. This
created an unsafe situation for the rider, a traffic hazard for the
motorists, and a traffic slow-down.  I realize that a bicycle is a
vehicle and has certain rights on the road. However, if there is a
bicycle path parallel to the road, shouldn