Originally Posted by
cvall91
My rides on Saturday's are pretty big. We are just one group and the last 2 weekends have had 110+ riders. Since we don't have an escort or closed roads for us to enjoy, these numbers sometimes cause quite a chaos. But you'd be surprised how organized it actually is. Granted, if the light is red or turns yellow before the first riders crosses the intersection, the whole peloton stops. If not, we keep going and blow through the intersection, holding up cars for a decent amount of time, even making them miss their light sometimes. Surprisingly people are pretty accepting of it and it's common to find pictures and videos being taken. But of course, you still get the occasional impatient driver who forces his way through our group instead of waiting and going around.
Sounds like the donut ride in Toronto...
In a group that size there isn't much you can do, but break it down into smaller groups. The thing to remember is that a lot of these guys are using a ride like this as race training...And everyone who does the ride knows that...If you don't like rides like this, then don't do it...Simple as that...
And when the heck are people going to figure out that idiot, impatient drivers are idiot, impatient drivers....No matter how proper we ride...Which BTW, for those drivers is not on the road! We'll always get harassed... and be in the wrong in the eyes of those drivers...
There is safety in numbers and most of these huge groups ride at quite the clip (40kmh-50kmh)...