In 1911 there were 151 motorcycle manufacturers in the United States. When Indian folded in 1953, Harley-Davidson became the lone American motorcycle company. Harley's 1997 production target is 131,000 bikes. Harley-Davidson controls 56.4 percent of the domestic superheavyweight bike market. Profits rose 13.4 percent in 1996.
Some experts warn that Net addiction can worsen depression and cause withdrawal from reality.
Others see the Net as the latest scapegoat for the human urge to overdo. Everyone agrees more research is needed before pathological Internet use can be classified as a true addiction. These efforts are proceeding in communities convinced that making it hard for criminals to exit an area will deter them from entering. Creating these minineighborhoods, goes the logic, breeds community spirit that leads to measures like neighborhood crime watches. Critics tick off several reasons, including racial divisiveness.