Three years ago, a local bike club here in North Little Rock (which rides in full race mode most of the time) used to do much the same thing on the grounds of a VA hospital located at the top of a nice switchback climb. The result: All bikes were banned from the grounds.

It took a great deal of negotiation to get that ban lifted. And to this day, about half an hour before these jokers take off for their Tuesday & Thursday "training rides," the hospital closes the gate at the vehicle entrance and bikes have to go single file through a pedestrian access gate.

Cyclists who respect other road users and obey traffic law are good ambassadors for bicyclists every where. The other guys... well, they're often the reason you can't ride your bike in certain places anymore.

Tom