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Its fashionable to yell "CAR" even thought riders are scattered all over the road and everyone see the big car on the side of the road. If they can yell, they ain't riding hard enough. It is something we do in training group rides and occasionally yells out cars because some drivers just have no clue 10 riders are coming up on them fast. This is not to tell the drivers, but the riders behind. Normally its just a hand signal to warn the guy drafting behind. At 25-28 miles an hour, things can happen real quick.
Years ago, I use to do a training ride around the Rosebowl at 6pm with a ton of runners around. 40-50 riders hauling ass at close to 30mph at some areas. Runners have no clue we were coming. All they have to do was to step out two steps to avoid a little stone on the road, they would cause a major wreck. We yell runner to warn riders behind of the danger on the road. It was never directed at them, but we can't blame them for not understanding that. Runners begin to complain about the cyclist yelling at them. Cops city officials well called to try and stop us to they can run in peace. it got out of hand.
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