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From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Montana: "Let's make stupidity mandatory!"
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 10:55:45 -0800
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On Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:13:28 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Some Montana legislators are wanting to make wrong-way riding mandatory.
>
>https://www.cyclingwest.com/news/montana-proposes-bill-to-force-cyclists-to-ride-the-wrong-way-in-traffic/
>
>Data's quite clear that riding facing traffic is far more dangerous than 
>riding the same direction as other traffic.
>
>I hope - and predict - that this bill will never make it out of committee.

Like this?
<https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/08/10/Guinness-World-Records-distance-cycling-backward-RAGBRAI/5631691686278/>

The bill will probably instantly die when cost of installing the
necessary signage is disclosed.  I searched for a road sign with
someone riding a bicycle backwards but couldn't find anything.


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