Nashville Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Reports That “The Dragon” Claims Another Victim
The “Tail of the Dragon” notches another dead motorcyclist. The “Tail of the Dragon” is a well-known section of US Highway 129 that crosses Deals Gap at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line. The “Dragon” is known throughout the world to motorcyclists and thrilled seekers and has claimed numerous lives, the exact number I have been unable to determine. This past year it was closed for seven months due to a rock slide. It’s open now and back to its deadly ways. For a free virtual ride on the “Dragon” click here.
The “Dragon” claimed it’s latest victim Saturday when a 44-year-old man from Rogersville Tennessee lost control of his motorcycle, ran off the road and slammed into a tree. The man was ejected and landed over 50 feet down the side of the ridge.
Motorcycles made up nearly 3 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States in 2006 and accounted for only 0.4 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. Per vehicle mile traveled in 2006, motorcyclists were about 35 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle traffic crash and 8 times more likely to be injured.
Stories like these should remind us that when we get behind the wheel, or handle bars, of a motor vehicle we have to have our full attention on the task at hand.
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