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Safe Group Riding

Dave Glow

40 minutes

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TOPICS

Group Riding: Bike Position Basics

How To Communicate With Other Riders

Your Traffic & Trail Duties

Staying Comfortable While Riding

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SAFETY SPIEL

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RIDE IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT SWERVING

EXCEPT TO AVOID HAZARDS

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KEEP TO THE RIGHT,

PASS ON THE LEFT

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BUSY AREAS: SINGLE FILE

OPEN AREAS: 2 or 3 ABREAST

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DISTANCE BETWEEN BIKES

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STOPPING

MOVE RIGHT, OR GET OFF THE TRAIL

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SIGNALING

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SIGNALING

LEFT

RIGHT

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SIGNALING

STOPPING

SLOWING

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HOW TO PASS

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WHEN PASSING, TELL OTHERS

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POINT OUT HAZARDS

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THE

DOOR

ZONE

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PASSING IN DOOR ZONE

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DOOR ZONE IN THE “PROTECTED” LANE

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GUIDES: RECAP

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WHEN RIDERS SPREAD OUT

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PEOPLE APPROACHING: �CALL OUT “WALKERS UP!” OR “BIKERS BACK!”

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CARS APPROACHING:

“CAR UP!” OR “CAR BACK!”

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DON’T PASS THE LEAD GUIDE

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GOING THRU INTERSECTIONS:

WITH & WITHOUT “CORKING”

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CORKING ON STREETS

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CORKING ON TRAILS

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MAXIMUM CORKING

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DON’T CONFRONT MOTORISTS

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ON-BIKE STRETCHING

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