Originally Posted by
Iride01
I'd be more concerned with the qualifications of the driver than where the vehicle is. I'm sure that some organizations that sanction and/or insure such events have either something to say or maybe some say nothing. Even when they do, how well do the event promoters follow that guidance. Probably gets pretty lax till something like this happens.
And for this particular horror, most of it should be on the vehicle that hit the cyclist's and SAG vehicle.
I think there may be more scrutiny among vehicles accompanying pro cyclists.
However, I'd have to imagine with a group of a couple dozen friends, the "support vehicle" would have been driven by a spouse or coworker.
Hopefully most charity century rides at least have an associated training course for their staff including SAG drivers. Although, most tend to roam rather than accompanying a single group.
Years ago I was on a bike-a-thon which had a pilot car, and I did draft it some, but definitely not down the middle of the freeway.