Originally Posted by
practical
Just think, drafting must work great while driving down the highway. I should get inches away from a big tractor trailer and I bet I could really increase my gas mileage. I'm kidding of course because, while it would work, it's incredibly dangerous. Same with biking. It's not the Tour de France, stop putting safety at risk.
Drafting in a pace line is not "incredibly dangerous", just mildly so. And a lot of fun. I'm not a racer, never have, never will be, but it's really fun to ride in a group of 3-10 people at about the same ability and whose skills you are familiar with and trust. But safe paceline skills an etiquette are not difficult to understand nor learn.