i hate when riders think organized ride means take the whole lane and then some...

EVERY ride i've ever done tells riders to follow the rules of the road and ride single file.... now i can understand riding 2 across WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO! and when they still stay to the far right.... but there are always those that take the whole freakin' lane!

stagecoach back in january was like that... 3 or 4 riders would ride across the lane.... and block the cars behind them.... granted... it wasn't a busy road... but that doesn't give us riders the right to block it like that!

this past saturday at palomar... i noticed the same thing.... several riders riding across the whole lane! there were times i wanted to pass (ya.... go figure! me passing others instead of getting passed! but i digress!) anyways... they'd be riding in the middle of the lane or 2-3 of them spread across an i practically had to go in the oncoming lane to pass the jerks!

there was one point i was behind 2 guys riding down the middle of the lane completely ignoring the truck that came up behind them blowing its horn.... UGH!

as for stop signs.... if i can see there are no cars coming... i slow down a bit and look very carefully both ways! we only have 2 red lights in out town... and i rarely go by them... if if i do... yes i stop for them... cuz both are busy intersections!