Originally Posted by
JeffOYB
This seems a little crazy. Nearly all motorists "get it" just fine. Hardly any object to a brief hold-up. We just need to know if there's an SOP out there.
Zero impact is not the desired goal for polite road use for a wide range of users. There's always a wide range of speeds and sizes of road users. A bike group can be more convenient than a farm tractor. Everyone just needs to communicate clearly and make the solution easy to deal with.
...I've seen the road sharing video as well. Is this the SOP? Our goal is consistency, easiest to manage, etc.
No, there is no SOP. Either way you do it, certain motorists are going to be miffed. If you are legitimately working with the other road users, then that's all you can do. But you did use a busier two lane as a point of reference. I avoid group rides that when the "couple dozen" riders strung out take up "1/4 mile" on busier two lanes. It's just not in the best interest of all road users. If I simply had to be part of that group ride, I'd break it down into more manageable groups on the busy narrow stretch, then put the group back together where it's easier for other road users to get around you.