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Suggestions for riding in groups (cont.) 10) Ride with your headlights on. On bright sunny days, with your HIGH BEAM on. This is so you can more easily keep an eye on the rider behind you and not need to reduce your pace for fear that they have fallen behind. 11) Ride for yourself. Do not keep looking in your mirrors to see what the rider behind you is doing. If you find this happening - refer to item 7 above. As a point of interest, most track day organisers require rear vision mirrors to be either removed, folded back or taped up to ensure riders keep their attention to the front. 12) Wait at junctions (in a visible and safe position) so that the next rider know where to turn. This ensures that the group stays together and no-one gets lost. 13) If you need to leave part way through the ride PLEASE TELL SOMEONE so that people don't waste time waiting for and looking for you. 14) In the event of someone having an accident, pull over SOMEWHERE SAFE and then go and render aid. (By the way - LEARN FIRST AID!) 15) Be punctual in arriving at the ride start point. Being late is disrespectful to all the others in the group. Be on time with a full tank of petrol and be ready to roll as soon as the signal is given. 16) Finally, don't rush yourself. If for example, you are returning from the gent's/ladies room and you find the group leaving without you, don't panic and rush. If you do, this is when you may forget to do up your helmet, struggle to put on your gloves, pull away without looking and generally fumble whatever you're trying to do. Rushing is just not the worth the risk. Remember to "make haste slowly". |
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