Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
Crankin, there's a strange dynamic that occurs the bigger the group gets. While individually polite, the 'herd' becomes internally focused and outside influences become less important.
I think it depends on where you are too. Around here, the biggest problem I see is individual cyclists who don't follow the rules of the road and are therefore completely unpredictable. They make me nervous whether I am in my car or on my bike. Usually these are "utility" cyclists (I am one as well, so I am by no means bashing this category of cyclists) riding around downtown. Some of the shenanigans I regularly see people pull: riding on the sidewalk, riding on the wrong side of the road, randomly getting on and off the sidewalk, running red lights, and weaving in and out of traffic on both sides of the road. Not only do they make me uncomfortable sharing the road with them, they also make us all look bad! I can't say I have ever encountered a rude group, but maybe that's because there aren't as many groups riding in places I usually go.