"Large groups of cyclists may well be more visible than individual cyclists and may take up less space than large groups of vehicles, but countervailing factors such as their lack of predictability and their tendency to try to stay together in a moving column, even if this means going through a red light, nevertheless endanger other travelers and disrupt orderly traffic flow."
—U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said yesterday in a legal ruling that New York City can force groups of 50 people on bicycles to get a parade permit.
