Waco Biker Shooting
The Waco Biker Shooting took place on May 17, 2015, at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. Several bikers' clubs had convened to discuss motorcyclist rights. Someone claimed that a member of a rival gang ran over his toe, and he started a fight with another gang member. By the time the police intervened, 9 were dead, and 18 were severely injured.
Safety in Numbers
Motorcyclists are 27 times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident than those in passenger cars. By riding as a large unit, biker clubs can heighten their visibility, therefore lessening the chance of an accident. Hells Angels primarily travel in a pack both to avoid law enforcement from picking off one of them and to prevent cars from doing anything stupid around them.