What is one thing to avoid when riding with others?

Avoiding the tendency to follow the riders ahead blindly is crucial for safe group riding. When you follow another rider without paying attention to the road conditions and your own surroundings, you may miss critical information about hazards, obstacles, or changes in traffic. Each rider needs to be aware and make individual decisions based on their perspective and judgment. Blindly following can also lead to chain reactions in case the leading rider suddenly brakes or swerves, which could result in accidents.

In group riding, it’s important to stay alert, maintain a safe following distance, and be ready to react to changes. Hand signals, maintaining a steady speed, and being aware of your position within the group are all practices that enhance safety, while blind following undermines that safety by eroding individual awareness.