Originally Posted by
kingsqueak
I emailed the organizers of the Twin Lights ride re: guys blocking traffic and laughing about the mayhem they were causing. Saw it on multiple stretches as I drove home against the tide as they came through Kings Highway/Buttermilk Valley towards Highlands. They were basically blocking the traffic just to agitate people, on open wide and straight stretches ...not guarding blind corners.
People hate cyclists here...and this sort of thing is why unfortunately.
Thanks for letting the origanizwers know. I just did my 22nd consecutive MS City-to-Shore in south Jersey. As the ride has grow to some 7,000 participants, the number of a-holes has at a disproportionately high rate. Once again this year I saw a phenominal amount of bad and dangerous riding, inlcuding several instances where people blocked cars while riding illegally (e.g. in the middle of the road when it was perfectly possible to ride to the right without endangering one's self) simply to assert superiority and people riding across the double yellow line to pass other cylists whille there was oncoming traffic. Over the years, I too have overheard participants bragging about the mess they have caused.
The ride organizer puts out many, many safety reminder signs along the route. (I know. I put up someof them every year.) Many people simply ignore them. The sort of behavior exhibited is lamentable and something that threatens the existence of the ride.