Make the 70th Anniversary Sturgis Rally a Safe Trip

The Sturgis Rally unofficially begins today. Crowds as high as 800,000 people are expected because the rally is celebrating it's 70th anniversary. Whether your headed out this week-end or have already arrived, make it a safe ride!

Here are the Top 10 Sturgis facts found in the Sturgis Examiner:

1. In 1976, the average attendee spent $500;
2. In 2009, the average attendee spent more than $1000;
3. 1/3 of western South Dakota's motorcycle accidents are connected to this event;
4. Sturgis businesses make 95% of their annual revenue from the rally;
5. South Dakota collects approximately $1,000,000 in sales tax from the event;
6. The town of Sturgis, population 6,000, adds $200,000 of taxes to its coffers;
7. The first rally was in the summer of 1938 and has been in Sturgis every year except during WWII
8. In 2005 a rider was killed by a flying toilet;
9. The rally features hundreds of thousands of bare, saggy breasts. And that's just the men!
10. A conservative estimate of beer consumed in the two weeks surrounding the event--3 million gallons!

Although the Sturgis rally is all about fun, we'd like to remind everyone to be safe as well. This year we are traveling (figuratively) to Sturgis with an eye out for interesting people, places and activities. We may comment about safety do's and don'ts depicted in the photographs supplied by our "voices on the road". If you would like to contribute insights or photos from Sturgis, please send them to info@knowyourrights.com.

Cory P. Whalen

Attorney at Law

800 Marquette Avenue, Suite 900

Minneapolis, MN 55402

612-333-0782

cory.whalen@knowyourrights.com