I spent a little over an hour driving from Oconomowoc to Milwaukee this evening due to two accidents, both involving motorcycles. In case you're hard of hearing or live in a hole, you should know that it's Harley-Davidson's 100th anniversary this year and they like to make sure that everyone who owns a Harley knows they're invited. What that means is that the Milwaukee metropolitan area has been flooded with literally tens of thousands of Hogs this past week. During my drive this evening, I had some time to reflect upon this.
- Harley's like to rev their engines when going under an overpass to hear the growl echo.
- It's very tough to hear your stereo over a pack of Harley's on the interstate.
- The sheer volume of motorcyclists on the interstate has highlighted some of the stupid and sometimes dangerous things motorcyclists do in taking advantage of their size during traffic.
- You can hear a Harley when it's in your blind spot. Thank God it's not Kawasaki-Fest or something...
- It's tough to determine what lane a motorcyle is approaching in when you want to change lanes on the interstate in the dark.
- Police officers don't seem to care what speed the Harley's are riding at this week.
- I pity the guy that pulls up to a stoplight riding his Ninja next to a group of Harley's.
- It's tough to appreciate the sheer volume of motorcycles on the road right now when they can (and do) pack 10 or 12 of them in to the space of a single tractor trailer.