<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Yy4v1_1E7VETAs00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Yy4v1_1E7VETAs00" width="1280" height="720" >SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Department of Transportation is urging drivers to stay safe on the road as people come from all over the nation and internationally for the Sturgis Rally.With traffic increasing for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, officials have seen a lot of reckless driving.“Definitely a lot more vehicles, a lot more motorcycles, a lot of groups, a lot of people speeding. So it just causes a lot of people to have to do extra on their part, trying to drive defensively to make sure they’re being safe and making sure the people around them are being safe as well,” South Dakota Highway Patrol District Three Lieutenant Shann Barrick said.Authorities say there have been 12 driving-related deaths in a matter of six days in the state.“People are not wearing helmets when they’re on motorcycles, when they’re in cars not wearing seatbelts. And that’s contributing to quite a few of the deaths that we’ve had so far this month prior to the rally,” Barrick said.Ryan Greene, a coast-to-coast truck driver, encourages drivers to be safe and respectful.“Motorcycle traffic this time it is really heavy, just summer. A lot of those guys are out. What I would like and expect is just to kind of give us space on the road. It takes us a lot longer to slow down in the car. So and a lot of times we get cut off, and people think that it’s enough space for us, but it really isn’t,” Truck driver Ryan Greene said.Greene, along with the state D-O-T, urges drivers to do their part by adhering to road safety.“Do the speed limit sometimes slowing down under the speed limit is good. And just being aware of your surroundings. Pay attention. Put the phones down, and it’ll save lives,” Greene said.The overall message is to have fun, but do it responsibly.According to DriveSafeSD.com, the year-to-date fatalities are 63, which is six deaths under last year at this time.</div></body>

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Department of Transportation is urging drivers to stay safe on the road as people come from all over the nation and internationally for the Sturgis Rally. With traffic increasing for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, officials have seen a lot of reckless driving.

Increased traffic due to Sturgis Rally causes concern

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