I've grown up in the DFW area and I had to look up Parker on a map. Wow. What an inconsequential town. If I were part of a group that were somehow riding through there, I'd just alter the route and steer around it. Not worth dealing with.

Quite honestly, in a group of 20-ish or more people, stopping 2 abreast at a stop sign and then leaving 2 abreast, it's a complete waste of time, breaks up the group, and further causes traffic issues if one or more cars ends up in the middle of the group (if there ARE cars at the stop, the considerate thing to do is wave them through before your large group departs). Not to mention, completely pointless if this is a Saturday/Sunday early morning ride with virtually zero traffic.

I understand that they are acting on behalf of the residents who have a right to ask the officers to enforce the laws down to the letter, but I also understand it's BS and I don't have to like it and can just not bother ever stopping in Parker for a gas station stop ever again. I won't question the legality of it, but I will say that it's nitpicking and I don't need to waste time on a morning ride with nitpicking law enforcement when I'm not endangering any lives with my actions.

There is the letter of the law and there is common sense and common courtesy. Laws are important, wasting tax dollars is not.

Flame away.