Last weekend a teenager pulled into the opposite lane of traffic on a charity ride in order to pass a pack of people, and he was struck by a car and died. Yesterday near Woodinville, WA a very experienced lifelong cyclist and racer passed a pack and met the same fate. Every rider has to take responsibility for their actions, to be sure. I do get frustrated by huge packs of what I will call "social" cyclists who often don't as much as move an inch to the right despite all the calls of "on your left!". I know that we must all share the roads - with motorists as well as other cyclists, and that we need to ride safe. At the same time, I really wish the pack riders would 1) stay to the right and ride no more than two abreast, and 2) take the phucking earbuds out of their ear holes. At times I really feel like there are just so many people on the roads who are really paying so little attention that I can't help feel anything but frustration when I encounter and pass them. Is this a trend in other areas?