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What They’re Doing for Bike Safety in Wyoming: Mandatory Orange Vests

10:17 AM PST on February 2, 2015

It could become illegal to bike in Wyoming without this accessory. Photo: Team Estrogen
It could become illegal to bike in Wyoming without this accessory. Photo: Team Estrogen

A bill introduced in the Wyoming statehouse would require cyclists to wear "two hundred square-inches of reflective neon" and carry a government-issued ID. The legislation would also require cyclists to have a rear light, even though another law already requires that, according to Jackson Hole News and Guide.

Brian Schilling, coordinator of Jackson Hole Community Pathways, told the paper he thought the measure was "a little onerous." He said his 5-year-old daughter could technically comply with the ID requirement because she has a passport. But, he added, "I don’t think her entire surface area is 200 inches."

The law would require at least 200 square inches of “of high-visibility fluorescent orange, green or pink color clothing visible from the front and rear of the bicycle,” whether the cyclist is riding during the day or night. According to the News and Guide, it has six sponsors: House Reps. David Northrup, Donald Burkhart, Hans Hunt, Allen Jaggi, Jerry Paxton, and Cheri Steinmetz, although none would comment for the newspaper.

Walkable City author Jeff Speck called it the "We are America's biggest dorks and will never get it" cycling bill.

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