Originally Posted by
kingsqueak
I emailed the organizers of the Twin Lights ride re: guys blocking traffic and laughing about the mayhem they were causing. Saw it on multiple stretches as I drove home against the tide as they came through Kings Highway/Buttermilk Valley towards Highlands. They were basically blocking the traffic just to agitate people, on open wide and straight stretches ...not guarding blind corners.
People hate cyclists here...and this sort of thing is why unfortunately.
I guess it was obvious which event I was referring to. So, what could be done differently aside from closing all roads to traffic? I'm guessing education can only take us so far. I don't want to chalk this one up to being a "nature of the beast" kind of thing but, I think having police presence at certain intersections (which they did in some towns) might alleviate the pressures from both the motorists and cyclists. But then again, we can never satisfy everyone.