Group Ride Designations

[Olgry1]

Lead rider should be right of center, the rest stagger from the lead rider.

https://bestrestproducts.com/wp-content/...-Pairs.pdf

Right of center (of the road) and left in the right lane. That is how we stagger in any group I will ride in.

I read most of that article (it is kinda long) and a lot of what he says about blind spots is true if the following distance is close. He does (correctly) note that we on motorcycles probably tend to follow anything too closely (me included), whether or not we are riding in a group. So that forms the basis for his point about other riders being in the blind spot of each other.

At the end it is all up to each other to exercise due care and attention, and not rely heavily on any other rider. That is why I typically follow a little father back than his article suggests, regardless of who I am following.

I agree GG.

After 40 years of riding and over 350,000 miles of riding (one accident - hit from behind by 83 year old woman) I am not going to change now.
When riding the curves and especially blind curves I can see through the curve much better if I am close to the centerline. If one is close to the center of the road one can also avoid animals (dogs, deer, etc.) through having more time/distance to react to the threat.