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said. “But we’re gonna go out there and do our job and try to get people to slow down as much as posable.”
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Salesmen at motorcycle dealerships in the region say U.S. 211 near Shenandoah is well known as a dangerous road for bikers, especially riders on sportbikes. But some also say they have seen a decrease in the number of motorcycle wrecks on area roads.
“I’ve worked here eight years and in the past eight years we have seen a major slowdown’* in the number of motorcycle wrecks, said Larry Kommes, an Amissville resident who is the general manager of Blalock Opde in Uforrentan. “WeVe seen the accidents drop way down.*
He estimated that Blalock’s repair shop used to receive an average of five wrecked cycles per month. Now he sees just one or two per month during the peak of the motorcycle season in the summer and fall Sometimes the shop goes an entire month without receiving any wrecks.
Kommes attributes tlw» drop to stepped-up police patrols an the regions roads.
But he still knows of U.S. 211 as a dangerous road for motorcyclists and added that any other winding country roads, especially those with blind curves, can be just as hazardous.
Kommes and other staff members at Blalock warn buyers about dangerous areas.
“Especially if I overhear
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