[WillowTheWhisp]

I presume that even if you are marching along the road and traffic is waiting behind you, you will also need to cross other roads and perhaps the police stop traffic at such points so that you get chance to get across all in one.

We had an experience at the last Carnival crossing Eastgate going up Whalley Road. We just got across in fits and starts and had to rush to catch up with each other which was quite a challenge for people playing instruments. It was an absolutely roasting hot day too which didn't help. The group we were in was quite far back and the cumulative effect of all this "catch up dashing" meant that we ended up charging up Whalley Road at full tilt and by the time we got to the hospital it's a wonder we weren't admitted!