Group Dynamics

[li10up]

Don't yell out car back, etc. Just say it loud enough for the person in front of you to hear. Then they should pass it forward. You don't need to yell loud enough for the whole pack to hear.

Also, those in the middle of the pack you need to keep passing the word and pointing out hazards. I've noticed that sometimes those in front point it out but it doesn't get passed along to the back of the pack.

You can just point at a pothole, debris on the road, etc instead of calling it out. Moving your hand off the bar and pointing is enough for the person behind you to see...no need to call everything out.

[Geonz]

OH, and not all groups are intensely focused pacelines... but you still want to call out the hazards and not do things suddenly - and on our rural roads, don't become a huge amoeba of bikes!

But in that line... if somebody drops something - a light breaks off the bike, a water bottle falls -panic braking is almost *certain* to cause a crash, while riding over whatever it is (especially since it might not be in your way) only *might*.