I lived in Cedar Rapids when that happened. It was bad. My sister and her husband rode to one of the funerals along with 500 other bikers.
I have not followed it since it happened, but this story seems almost unbelievable. I don't look forward to going back to Iowa to ride, there are too many happy hay haullers and idiots out on the local roads. I blame part of the bad driving on the roads - they are so straight, wide, and flat, and empty that you really can almost sleep while driving and make it to your destination.
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