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10 paź 2018 · BCSO said in a 10-year period, the 11-mile stretch saw 27 fatal motorcycle wrecks — four more than on the rest of Blount County's 1,100 miles of road in the same time period.
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.
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...
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.
2020 - 2 deaths. June 4 MM 5.3; August 19 female trike rider 44 yr old MM 4.3 . MM 1.9 - Slingshot 2019 - 3 deaths. Aug 9 Slingshot in ditch then o road MM 1.9; Oct 7 MM 7.4 older vs tree 8/19. cruiser rider; Dec 19 - MM 8.0, 79 yr old man died after head-on 2 car crash MM 1.6 - car. 2018 - 3 deaths* Oct 5 Rider died medical emergency, not ...
21 paź 2021 · An anonymous local familiar with the Tail of the Dragon noted that the incident occurred just after a hump in the road commonly referred to as Gravity Cavity MM3, named for the nearby mile marker.
Deals Gap is a popular and internationally famous destination for motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts, as it is along a stretch of two-lane road known since 1981 as "Tail of the Dragon", often shortened to simply “The Dragon”.
