Washington Motorcycle News
While sadly all motorcycle bills are effectively dead in Washington this session, our brothers and sisters in Oregon still have a lane sharing bill that is alive and well!
olis.oregonlegislature.gov
BREAKING NEWS: Montana became the 3rd US State to legalize motorcycle lane sharing, joining California and Utah. MT SB9 legalizes lane filtering during slow or stopped traffic.
Montana's lane filtering bill has passed the House 65-35 after already passing the Senate and now moves to the Governor to be signed. MT-SB9 would make lane filtering under safe conditions legal when traffic is below 10mph or stopped. If signed into.law, Montana would follow Utah as the second state outside of California to legalize a form of lane sharing.
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After a Long Ride, Harley-Davidson Is Leaving India
www.nytimes.com
The American icon saw promise in the world’s largest market for two-wheelers. But its bikes sold poorly in a country where incomes are low and manufacturing isn’t easy.
Researchers estimate that the total public health cost will be $12.2 bil or approximately $26k per attendee. Thoughts?
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally linked to 20% of US coronavirus cases in August: researchers
www.foxnews.com
Nineteen percent of the 1.4 million new coronavirus cases in the U.S. between Aug. 2 and Sept. 2 can be traced back to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally held in South Dakota, according to researchers from San Diego State University's Center for Health Economics & Policy Studies.