Bike Week, a time of year for Daytona Beach, Florida, where the town is overrun by thousands of loud bikers for an entire week. Now before you go "oh well it's just a week, you're overreacting," natives really aren't. While not every biker fits into the stereotypical 'biker' category, a good portion of them do. So without further introduction here are my thoughts regarding such a big "festival" in my hometown...

1. Bikers are loud

From their engines, which are normally loud, sometimes bikers "trick out" their machines to make them sound louder than they ever were before. This is awful while you're trying to sleep at night and just hear the BRIP of the bikes zooming on A1A (or any other road in town)

2. They don't pay attention to rules of the road

Last weekend while I was home and driving north on Route 1 to run an errand and going by one of the "hearts" of Bike week (and Biketober Fest): Bruce Rossmeyer's Destination Daytona. I was stopped at a congested intersection right between the entrance to I-95 N/S and Destination Daytona. I was continuing on Route 1, and this crowd of bikers and vehicles were all waiting to make a left to go north on Route 1 like I was. Well the cars in front of me let the initial parade of bikes go, which was just fine, nothing wrong with that, what became a problem was when it was my turn to move forward and a set of bikers from across the highway decided they were going to cut in front of me to proceed to Destination Daytona. Which would have been fine if they didn't almost hit me (I am pretty certain I felt his tire on my tire for goodness sake). Thankfully nothing bad happened.

3. The sheer volume of people in my town makes everything that much more difficult to do

Don't even bother going to Publix on the beachside- you will be inundated with bikes, and people who do not know how to drive. Avoid Beach Street and Route 1 as much as you can. Same goes for the prestigious "Loop" in Ormond. Daytona was estimating almost 750,000 people in the city just for this celebration alone.

4. The amount of accidents that occur almost triples

Let's just say that on average, there are 10 accidents that occur in Daytona on a regular day. With Bike Week in full swing- there can be as many as 30. There are many things to influence the number sure, like alcohol consumption, cars not used to so many bikers out and about, etc.

While there are the downsides to bike week, there are a few decent things that occur because of the holiday.

1. You get to see some pretty cool bikes!

The Hamburger bike, that is all. And yes, it's exactly what you think it is. The guy riding it is a pretty neat dude too.

2. The amazing Bike Week 20-- shirts!

These are like a fine bourbon, only getting better with age. You can find some awesome shirts at this event that are only around for this special time of the year.

3. The community pulling together to show these guys a proper Florida/Daytona Welcome.

Yes, that means extra police, extra staff, extra booze and food, and just a jolly good time for most.

4. You get to catch up on all your favorite shows!

If you're like me, who would prefer not to go out for Bike Week, you can catch up on all those shows you missed during the week etc and have a quiet night in. Nothing wrong with either option.

5. Last, but certainly not least: the Supercross Race!

The Supercross Race happens at Daytona International Speedway every Bike Week, generally. Dirt bikes, high jumps, falls, and cow manure- just can't beat it.