Many cycling clubs are strong advocates with state or city level government for cycling. This includes proposals for bike paths, regulations to increase safety and any issues of concern to those of us who ride bikes. Many clubs also provide safety instruction to young people and nooby cyclists of all ages. My own club, the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen, has been in existence, under various names, since 1879. Everything the club does, advocacy, the rides, picnics, dinners, goes off effortlessly. I personally feel cycling advocacy is the club's most important function and they are very good at it.