CB HI,
I would say it was more a case of rounding rather than intentional exaggeration, but you make a good (if kind of irrelevant to my point) point. The speed limit on that road is usually 45mph, so it was an additional half-hour rather than 45 minutes.

The intention of my post was not to just gripe about having my ride home occasionally take longer than usual or exactly how much longer than usual it takes.
I think it would be safer for everyone if large groups of cyclists would allow cars room to pass safely by breaking into smaller groups. That's just my opinion as a motorist. Since I don't have a cyclist's perspective, I came here to see if that seems like a reasonable request.

I think, reading through this forum, that there is a lot of anger on both sides and our current system isn't always ideal for cyclists OR motorists.

Thank you, everyone, for your input.