Montana tourism officials targeting motorcyclists
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| June 14, 2008 |  View for printing |
Montana is warming up to motorcyclists.
The state Department of Transportation has put up a new Web site http://www.ridemt.com/ that suggests 10 of the best motorcycle rides in the state and at the same time dishes out a dose of advice for coming back from a ride with leathers intact.
Besides that Web site, the MDT has assigned one of its managers to begin a new effort to alert motorcyclists to road construction and detours in a way to allow bikers to choose an alternate route before they get into the construction zone.
By Michael Babcock
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This article is very good news. The state of Montana is finally acknowledging that it has a responsibility to provide safe roads for motorcycles that is equal to its responsibility to provide safe roads for cars and trucks. In 2005 my wife and I both broke our right legs in a motorcycle accident (on Highway 212 near Broadus) that was directly related to the fact that there was no signage warning motorcyclists of the extreme hazards on the road ahead. While the State never did publicly acknowledge its failed responsibility in providing a safe roadway in this instance, I take some small satisfaction in the fact that, immediately after our accident, signs alerting motorcyclists of extreme hazards started appearing in construction zones. And it looks like the State of Montana is taking another positive step toward providing safe roadways for motorcyclists with this program. |
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