re: Anti Cyclist bill in Montana

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get pissed off when cities build bike lanes to get them off the road.

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Not me. I lived in Denver for a summer and loved having trails everywhere. My brother lived in Eagle River, AK, just out of Anchorage for 30 years. Loved the trails there too. They are worth the money just to be healthier.

I was lucky that I lived a couple of miles away from a trail that ran into the White Rock Lake trail when I was in Dallas. Used to ride that 15 miles nearly every day when I was younger. I only had to cross one major streets to get to the trail. I walked my bike up to that intersection on the sidewalk and walked it across the streets when I got an opening.

The problem on those trails was 30-40 year old women walking together. On a trail that's three people wide, they walk three wide for the duration of their walk. They never think about yielding to people jogging or riding a bike. You really should have to take a class to use the trails.

Generally speaking, I find that many cyclists are some of the biggest fricking dorks I've ever met. The correlation isn't quite as direct as those who participated in karate or boy scouts, but it's statistically significant. Those activities just breed future momma jean wearing chuckle fricks.