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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: Montana: "Let's make stupidity mandatory!"
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:22:10 -0600
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On 1/11/2025 12:55 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

Thanks for the video.
Yes, that's a thing and especially impressive because I 
can't do it.

http://www.yellowjersey.org/zeusback.jpg

The obvious question is about braking. Rider cg is unfavorable!

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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971