When I left Davenport on the 11th I drove the back roads to Baraboo Wisconsin. I checked the weather forecast and saw there was a chance for rain. The map showed "red" road so I assumed the roads were decent because of the map. I was wrong. There was miles and miles and miles of narrow river road with little to no shoulder. Add torential rain with very little visibility and you have a nail baiting journey. The day started out beautiful so there was a lot of motorcycle riders out and about. I will say this no one didn't try to pull over on the narrow shoulder to get out of the rain which I am thankful for. Yes this has happened in the past. I came up to an intersection and someone rearended a motorcycle which threw the bike and riders into a field. It was terrible. You cannot drive away from that without tears because you know two people's lives changed that day and not for the good. The EMT and police were there.
I drive a big ass van and I have trouble. People trying to pass me or driving to close. My bike has a little bend in it because of a driver hitting it. People need to slow down, pay atttention, and motorcycle riders need to realize that black is not cool because it is not visible.
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I agree with about the wearing black thing.
I'm trying to catch up on all the blogs and pictures now. It's been unbelievably busy here. And unbearably humid.
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