>> I find it interesting why you'd use this phraseology. The fact is, you are expecting
>> other road users to do just that whenever a group of cyclists are out and
>> about in the circs I've described.
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>> We are to expect them to fail to stop at Stop signs,
No I don't expect them to fail to stop. I simply mildly question why, in a quiet rural scenario as you describe and with a lot of them already in front you cannot let them out.
I'd also a large ride to split into bite sized if they're on a mainish road for more than a short distance between junctions with quiet lanes. Eighty plus, whether fast boys in lycra or a charity run, is a very big ride and really should be marshalled and signed.
There's a guy called Simon Legg who organises a monthly 'Friday Night Ride to the Coast' of that sot of size, usually starting from Marble Arch at midnight. Next time I see him I'll ask how he manages out this sort of conflict.
OTOH, to start to overtake knowing you'll have to force your way back in 300yds on is verging on dangerous driving. You wouldn't, on a dual carriageway, attempt a short overtake of a truck convoy and then force your way through them to a nearside turn would you?
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Sun 24 Mar 13 at 16:55
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