I was there Monday to Thursday as we opted not to be there over a weekend. No doubt, there is more bike traffic in one place than I've ever been exposed to, but I didn't see an accident while there. Most of the car drivers were more aware of bikers than in my hometown. They would slow down when seeing one or two of a group changing lanes to give room for partners to stay together. Still, I'm not sure if I'll go back - just too crowded for me in addition to all the traffic. I enjoyed the ride to Daytona and back (about 430 miles each way) as much as I enjoyed Daytona. Of the 12 deaths, only one so far was the biker's error. 12 out of 500,000 may be a low percentage, but it's 12 too many. My preference would be to go to a smaller rally. There were over 6 major venue areas there spread out with many additional smaller vendor/display areas. A smaller event would be concentrated to one main area and require much less driving all over town to see stuff. Bike Week will just get bigger and more spread out with everyone trying to check out all the major venue areas. OK, I've definitely talked myself out of it now.
