Driving and old age is not a new issue. The elderly man who killed ten people when his car slammed into a crowded flea market created a storm of discussions about age and driving restrictions. He was sentenced to probation!
However, two separate motorcycle accidents this week in different countries re-raised the question for me. How [...]
Archive for August 7th, 2008
Mixing Senior Drivers With Motorcycles
Posted in Age, Boomers, Fatalities, Harley, Living Life, Motorcycle, Safety, Safety-Conscious, Sturgis, Sturgis Rally, Sturgis SD, Transportation, tagged Accidents, Andrea Pininfarina, Autonews, Boomers, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Old Age, Pininfarina, Sturgis Accident, Vespa on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sturgis Rally Singing Revenue Blues
Posted in Events, Harley, Motorcycle, Sturgis, tagged 2008, Attendance, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Sturgis, Sturgis Rally on August 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Vendors are throttling back…and pointing blame everywhere. Are motorcycle demographics changing the rally attendance? Is it the unpopular war, or is it costs – including gas, merchandise and “refreshments” – all rising?
It didn’t take but a couple of days for the Sturgis City fathers and vendors to ring the internet alarms about reduced revenue. It was [...]












