Originally Posted by
rsbob
never seen a paceline pulled over and everyone cited to tailgating and I have ridden in hundreds of them.
I really dont care if someone drafts me. If they touch my back wheel, they go down, not me. If someone does draft me, I will point road hazards as a matter of courtesy. It would be good if they took turns pulling but can understand if someone is tired and just needs a break. Not into the resentment and fairness thing. Usually just enjoy the company which makes the miles go by faster. Of course if they are a jerk, I will just stop and let them go by.
Pacelining isn't tailgating. Tailgating is failing to maintain a reasonable distance from the vehicle ahead of you. If everyone in the paceline knows they're in a paceline, a smaller distance is reasonable. If you tell someone to stop drafting on you and they keep doing it, I'm sure that's all kinds of illegal.