Since growing from humble beginnings, the 999 has rankled by blowing through red lights, blaring music and leaving a trail of trash. “There’s a spirit and a way to do it,” cyclist Mat Hockett said, “and I don’t feel like the 999 is holding that down.”
In McSorley’s 9th and 9th neighborhood, riders block the sidewalk and areas for buses, she said, and sometimes spill into the intersection. The noise can be disruptive when she tries to catch some early shut-eye, with loud music and the occasional fireworks being set off.
Taylor and McSorley have tried to talk to police, without much luck. If they do respond to a noise complaint, McSorley said, it’s after the group already has left. When one cyclist tossed a beer can at a car, Warnock squeezed on his brakes, picked up the rubbish, apologized to the driver and, along with others, scolded the rider.
Salt Lake City police says it hopes for voluntary compliance with laws for the riding group. That doesn’t always happen, but some say the group has tried to police itself. “They could suck it up once a week,” said Brandon Norvell, a cyclist who joined the ride in 2020. “They could wait a whole second.”The ride’s origins
“Evenings in the city with Naresh,” as it was called, didn’t take off immediately. To make the ride easier to remember, Kumar renamed it 999: 9 p.m. at 900 East and 900 South. The only thing cyclists had to keep in mind was to show up on Thursdays, which Kumar picked to avoid competing with activities people had on weekends.
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