Originally Posted by CliffordK

Ok, so there is another thread about a series of events that went horribly wrong.
https://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-...las-vegas.html

And, another group that was hit in Kalamazoo when the driver was so impaired that there was no safe place to ride on, or even near the road. A support vehicle may or may not have created a buffer.

We don't have all the details in the Nevada incident yet, but we know that there were riders, and a SAG/Support vehicle that ended up in the middle of the group.

They were riding along a divided state highway that had a narrow, but generally rideable shoulder, and fast moving traffic lanes.

I don't think I'll make this as a poll, but leave this as a general opinion topic. Say vehicle is accompanying a tight nit group that is generally spread out over less than a mile. A large organized "Century Ride" with riders spread out over dozens of miles would be different. In Nevada, it was a 4-lane divided highway with moderate shoulders.

Around here, most of the cycling routes would be 2-lane roads and traffic in both directions, some with wide shoulders, some without.

So, some suggestions:
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We are all seeing the woes of driving in the middle of a group. Although at this time, we can't say whether the Nevada accident would have been worse or not if the SAG vehicle was not with the group at all.