Training Ride Leader Safety speech checklist
- 1. Safety is my number one priority today. I want everyone to arrive safe and sound at the finish.
- We will be obeying all traffic laws, e.g. red lights and stop signs
- Signal turns and stopping, verbally for the latter. Demonstrate signals
- Point out obstacles. Yield to crossing pedestrians, make room for joggers
- Ride outside the door zone. It's OK to take the lane.
- Call out cars in intersections, but do not call out "clear". Every rider on every turn has to assess if it is safe. The situation changes rapidly.
- Call out bad potholes and such.
- Do not run yellow lights. If the group is split by a light we will stop and wait. No one gets dropped
- Appoint a sweep rider. No one rides behind the sweep.
- If you leave the ride before the finish, let me know ahead of time & contact me when you get home so I don't worry.
- Have fun on the road! Bobby Mac said the training *is* the event and the ride is the cherry on the sundae, so make sure you have a good time today.
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