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Old 04-28-2010, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BogeyBoy View Post
They may emphasize safety but do they practice what they preach? I have observed a group of 15-20 all run right through a stop sign. (This was the 4 way stop by Toojays, they must have been in hurry to get coffee.) I have no way of knowing if this was a bicycle club activity but it was obviously an organized bike ride.

As always in TV, drive defensively and plan for the unexpected.
Some of the "packs" have an attitude. They seldom, if ever, stop at stop signs. They expect carts and cars to give them a wide berth (three foot rule is reasonable) but they will run pedestrians off the multi modal lanes and paths. It is only the result of defensive cart and car drivers that keep them from serious accidents.