In the Daytona Beach area, Octoberfest also means Biketoberfest. it's a mini Bike Week! They are all over the streets and have spread to several counties area Volusia (this county)

The large local hospital has put off an elective surgery, and usually sets up an ER area just for Bikers. I believe we get 100,000! To make matters worse, the mandatory helmet law was repealed and that trend is catching on. I have seen the greater % of bikers going sans helmets. I guess in reality, that means less work for the neurosurgeons and neurologists because when there are accidents and the rider is NOT wearing a helmet, they only have to scrape them off the street. Sad, isn't it? I guess though if you are a biker, the air blowing through your hair is nice ..........and as humans the thought is...........it won't happen to me. Yeah sure. If you believe that there is a lot of land under water I can sell you..............

Me? I'm going to try to stay off the roads as much as possible. It is very nerve-wracking driving at night with these little, fast moving "machines" - especially at night.