As soon as I had permission to leave the driveway to visit a friend. I was gone as much as possible.

I even ran away when I was about 9. I always paid attention to roads and routes when I would travel. So I knew a safe way to take residential streets and rode about 10 miles to escape.

I was grounded for a bit but I learned I could travel far in a short time any time.

At 16 I rode my bike almost daily 30 miles round trip to see my girlfriend for an hour. Eventually I married her.