Sturgis traffic count higher than 2020 but less than 75th anniversary

[TexasTowelie]

STURGIS, S.D. — Traffic counts from the opening three days suggest the 81st Sturgis motorcycle rally may not be a monster in terms of attendance.

Data released Tuesday by the South Dakota Department of Transportation show a substantial increase in the number of vehicles entering Sturgis compared with the same period in 2020, but far below the near-gridlock levels of the 75th rally in 2015.

Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin isn’t quite ready to buy the smaller numbers just yet.

“I still think it’s a big year, and will be one of the biggest,” said Merwin, at a Tuesday briefing in downtown Sturgis.

The Department of Transportation figures show a total of 188,579 vehicles entering Sturgis over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as counted by a number of cable sensors installed along Interstate 90, on off-ramps and other highway entrances.

Read more: https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/sturgis-traffic-count-higher-than-2020-but-less-than-75th-anniversary/article_5c753187-fe49-55fd-b6a7-77bfcc0a4808.html
(Lincoln Journal Star)

[doc03]

1. The HD crowd is slowly dying off. nt

[jimfields33]

3. I never heard of it until I saw it on DU last year.

I must not get out. Lol.

[brewens]

5. I would think there would have to be some COVID medical emergencies there.

As fast as the delta variant spreads and how quickly people become seriously ill, we might see some video of EMT's hauling someone out of there.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. This was a super spreader

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