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10 paź 2018 · According to Blount County Sheriff's Office, there were 178 crashes on The Dragon between November 2015 and April 2017. Of those, 90 resulted in injuries and three were fatal. BCSO said in a...
28 maj 2021 · According to Tennessee’s Integrated Traffic Analysis Network, in 2018, there were 83 traffic crashes on the Tail of the Dragon, 75% of which involved a motorcycle. Three of those motorcyclists...
Tail of the Dragon T-Shirt Shack 2019 - August 10 Slingshot in ditch then o˜ road MM 1.9. One death. 2018 - Two deaths* Oct 5 Rider died of medical emergency, not wreck*. Oct 8 MM 7.0 cruiser crossed center line striking cars. Oct 25 MM 8.0 cruiser o˜ road. 2017 - Four deaths. June 3 Car struck tree MM 1.6 with 2 fatalities.
1 wrz 2024 · The Tail of the Dragon attracts around 250,000 bikers each year—and it’s easy to see why! Bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forest, this road has no houses, driveways, businesses, or intersecting roads.
25 gru 2021 · In 2018, 75% of crashes on the Tail of the Dragon involved motorcycles. Even the most attentive bikers and motorists can end up in dangerous situations. The best thing you can do to avoid such a crash is to leave space between your vehicle and others and take it slow enough you won’t need to brake.
The Tail of the Dragon has claimed 47 casualties from 2000 to 2019 from far more wrecks. Riders bring wreckage from their motorcycle accidents on the Tail of the Dragon to the Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort and hang it on the Tree Of Shame.
7 lut 2018 · Since 2002, Lieutenant Ailey said an average of three people die on The Dragon each year. However, each year, deputies lean more and more about how to patrol the road, which has resulted in a lower number of crashes. "In certain months, we know we're going to have more tourists and we increase patrols," Ailey said.
