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Old 09-19-22, 09:57 PM
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Russ Roth
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My own recent experience with Montana drivers didn't leave me impressed with their abilities to begin with, better off on the MUP. Was sitting stopped, realized the car coming up on me wasn't stopping; turned the wheel, quick checked the mirror, and slammed the gas as the car finished screeching to a halt where my front seats had been. Thankfully a 2 lane road and not an oncoming lane or the kids in the back would have been seriously injured. That was the closest incident but hardly the only close call in only 5 days in the state. Always thought Rochester, NY drivers sucked, the state of MT gives them a run for their money. My father-in-law even commented while we were there on the antagonism between truck drivers and cyclists, and while he's a cheap beer swilling redneck with a truck, he's got 3 grandkids heavy into cycling and understands both sides of the issues better.
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