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Marriage Blockage

Road users on a busy California highway faced an unexpected delay when a large group of motorcycle riders stopped, blocking the road as well as an exit. One of the motorcyclists set o a smoke device to highlight that the bikes had come to a halt. His friend, another of the motorcyclists, had arranged the stunt so that he could propose to his girlfriend and he promptly went down on one knee to ask for her hand in marriage. As soon as she accepted, the motorcyclists remounted their bikes and rod
April 23, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Road users on a busy California  highway faced an unexpected  delay when a large group of  motorcycle riders stopped,  blocking the road as well as an exit.  One of the motorcyclists set o a  smoke device to highlight that the  bikes had come to a halt. His friend,  another of the motorcyclists, had  arranged the stunt so that he could  propose to his girlfriend and he  promptly went down on one knee  to ask for her hand in marriage. As  soon as she accepted, the motorcyclists remounted their bikes and rode off

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