Quote Originally Posted by PscyclePath View Post
There's no law in the country that allows a group, or peloton of cyclists to behave like a swarm of bees. Unless you've got a permit that allows for road closure and racing, then everyone on the ride must comply with Georgia traffic law... which means riding no more than two abreast, riding as far to the right of the traffic lane as is practicable...

How about obeying the law instead of playing like Smokey and the Bandit?
Whoa, buddy. Did you read your link? I did and the law says:

"Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except when turning left or avoiding hazards to safe cycling, when the lane is too narrow to share safely with a motor vehicle, when traveling at the same speed as traffic,

If the bikes were traveling with traffic, they can take the lane. Now, they shouldn't have been riding more than two abreast and I'm certainly skeptical that they were.