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frogmarch

(12,158 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2014, 11:59 AM Aug 2014

Sure, the Sturgis Rally is fun for some, but...

(S.D.)-Officers Report 94 DUI Arrests In Connection With Rally

STURGIS, S.D. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) - The South Dakota Highway Patrol has reported 94 DUI arrests so far in connection with this week's Sturgis Rally.

The Patrol says that as of 6 a.m. Tuesday 104 people have been arrested for misdemeanor drug offenses and 34 for felony drug offenses. Authorities have seized more than $7,300 in cash.

The 74th rally started Monday and runs through Sunday. Organizers expect attendance to top the estimated 466,000 who made the annual trek last year.

The Department of Public Safety says it has tallied 27 injury crashes so far this week compared to 31 during the same period last year.

http://chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=34469

Mr. froggy and I used to go to the Rally every year, and our kids still do, but it’s gotten too scary for us old folks.

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Sure, the Sturgis Rally is fun for some, but... (Original Post) frogmarch Aug 2014 OP

Wear helmets and ride sober Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #1

Excellent advice! frogmarch Aug 2014 #3

We were moving cross-country during the rally in 1992 cemaphonic Aug 2014 #2

There are more and more every year, and frogmarch Aug 2014 #4

Drove from Billings, MT to Murdo, SD yesterday. It was crazy! greendog Aug 2014 #5

Next year is the 75th Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #6

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

1. Wear helmets and ride sober

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 04:43 PM

Aug 2014

...and for all non-bikers, PLEASE look twice for motorcyclists and bicyclists.

frogmarch

(12,158 posts)

3. Excellent advice!

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:54 PM

Aug 2014

Also, if you have breathing problems, stay away. The exhaust fumes might kill you.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

2. We were moving cross-country during the rally in 1992

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:00 PM

Aug 2014

We started seeing big clumps of motorcycles as far back as Chicago. I think we even stopped briefly in Sturgis for lunch or gas. It was pretty crazy seeing that many people and vehicles in such a small town.

frogmarch

(12,158 posts)

4. There are more and more every year, and

Reply to cemaphonic (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:08 PM

Aug 2014

it's bumper to bumper motorcycles all the way through the Black Hills, including on the narrow Needles highway. Ha, that reminds me. Last summer as mr. froggy and I were on that road, coming around the bend toward us was a silver-haired biker who we could've sworn was Bill Clinton. He had a bigass Harley and a happy grin on his face.

A couple of summers ago at Horseshoe Lake mr. froggy and I saw a knife fight between members of opposing motorcycle gangs (I think one was a Bandido) in which the loser died. Not our kind of entertainment, so we now stay home during the rally.

greendog

(3,127 posts)

5. Drove from Billings, MT to Murdo, SD yesterday. It was crazy!

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:27 PM

Aug 2014

A lot of poor driving skills on display.

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

6. Next year is the 75th

Reply to frogmarch (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 12:28 AM

Aug 2014

That's great! Should be a big one.

Always wanted to go.

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