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Residents complain about
reckless driving
By Mary Ann Kuhn
Rappahannock News Writer
America’s quest for thrills, freedom and open air has come to Rappahannock County where on any fall weekend hundreds of motorcycles are vrooming down its open, country roads.
And more often than not, when the cyclists hop off their bikes and remove their helmets outside the Country Cafe in the Town of Washington or in the parking lot of the Quickie Mart on US 211, the bikers are graying, affluent, middleaged baby boomers who could be doctors, lawyers or accountants.
The average age of a Harley buyer, for example, is over 45, almost 11 years older than in 1987; the average customer earns over $78,000.
Whether they are younger bikers or older, the popularity of the motorcycle brings as many as 500 motorcyclists to Rappahannock County over those perfect weather weekends in the spring and fall, according to Bill Paolicelli, owner of American Road Motorcycles in Amissville.
It also brings concerns about the safety of the roads in the county, according to law enforcement authorities.
“Some of them who come out here think this is a race course,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke. “It’s gotten worse every year. We get a lot of complaints from people living on Fodderstack Road and
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