"fred" wrote in message
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No its the selfish cyclists in their peloton who wouldn't dream of single
filing to let traffic through. And they wonder why motorists hate them.

Actually I think there should be a law that pelotons have to go single
file when in 30mph zones.

I would go further and say that a peleton should be illegal on the public
road, irrespective of speed limit, and that groups of more than n (n being
about 5) cyclists should break apart with a gap of a couple of car-lengths
between one group and the next, to allow cars to "leapfrog" from one group
to the next, rather than having to overtake them all in one go (or not at
all).

I think I'd make it the opposite of your "law" - that a peleton is only
allowed where they are travelling no slower than the speed limit - so
allowed in a 30 zone where no traffic will want to get past them, but banned
if there is traffic that is allowed to go faster than them that will want to
get past.

If they want to ride as a peleton, in cycle race conditions, they should do
that on private roads/tracks where there is no traffic wanting to get past
them. The whole concept of racing on public roads, and the peleton grouping
that goes with it, should be outlawed on roads. All other forms of (motor)
racing, except on temporarily-closed roads, is banned - why should we make
an exception for bikes?

I've no problems with a few friends riding together in a small group,
two-abreast until a car wants to get past them. But large groups that make
it difficult for cars to get past, are socially unacceptable.