There have been 2 incidents at Stone Mountain park in Atlanta where the police has attempted to slow or stop a 40 rider peloton while in motion by 1. Pulling the squad car broadside in front of the group and 2. Last week, an office stood in front of them with hands out to stop them. The second incident resulted in a nasty tumble for the rides 1 of whom were tended to by park paramedics and transported to a local hospital.

It is beyond me how such tatical maneuvers can be deemed necessary even if the riders were in violation of riding more than 2 abreast after sunset. The presence of fixed structures such as curbs, trees can lead to severe injury or death in the event of a collision. I'm not sure how the peloton exceeding 30 mph represents a danger to the public for the police to employ this tactic.

I have friends who ride with this group and worry that without a formal complaint this can only escalate into 2 things. They can either forbid such groups from riding through the park or worse yet there will be an eventual fatality from this dumb tactic. Is anyone aware of such incidents elsewhere? Is seems this is an extreme measure for a moving violation (if you want to call it that