Rider Education Division

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Rider Education Division

• Team Riding Seminar

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• The purpose of this seminar is to educate and
  inform members about the benefits of team riding
  and the suggested planning and conduct of a team
  ride. This should result in
• A reduction in riding risk
• An increase in riding enjoyment
• A greater sense of togetherness and pride

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• We will cover the following topics associated
  with members riding together and working as a
  team
• Why a Team?
• Ride Planning and Preparation
• Responsibilities Lead, Drag, Team Members
• Ride Conduct
• Questions Answers

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• Why a team?
• There are several styles of group riding
• Mass Riding Doing their own thing
• Leisure Riding Loose rules and conduct
• Team Riding Structured planning and ride
  conduct, having set Rules of the Road and
  actively working together to make the ride safer
  and more enjoyable

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• Ride Planning Preparation

• Plan the Route
• Plan the Breaks
• Plan the Speed
• Plan the Teams

• Plan the Stops
• Plan the Start
• Start Prepared
• Plan to Inform

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• Responsibilities Lead
• Should be experienced
• Be able to make safe decisions
• Sets the tone for the ride
• Sets the speed of the ride
• Maintains communications
• Communicates any changes (Speed, etc.)
• Adheres to the schedule
• Listens to the Team Members

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• Responsibilities Drag
• General conduct of the ride
• Ensures that the team is abiding by the rules
• Notices any unusual riding action
• Secures lanes for the team
• Drops off to offer assistance to Team Members
• Keeps the Lead informed
• Controls the pace of the ride

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• Responsibilities Team Members
• Rides their own ride
• Arrives prepared and ready
• Makes certain that they have the ride information
• Communicates any change in position
• Maintains adequate spacing and position
• Follows the Lead direction
• Adheres to the Stop schedule
• Minimizes CB traffic
• Communicates any issues or concerns to the Lead

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• Responsibilities All
• At a minimum the Lead and Drag should have
  operating CBs
• All Team Members should be able to use hand
  signals effectively

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• Ride Conduct
• Teams comprised of no more than 5 bikes
• Teams spaced at a minimum of 200 yards (7 sec) on
  the highway
• Maintain the 2 second following rule (1 sec to
  the offset bike)
• Maintain lane position
• Leads call for Single File formation as
  appropriate
• Points out all road hazards (road kill, pot
  holes, etc.)

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• Ride Conduct (cont.)
• Enters the traffic flow safely and efficiently
• Passes traffic safely as a team on the highway
• Passes traffic individually on two lane roads
• Compress the formation at stop signs or traffic
  signals
• Exits the roadway for inclement weather
• Parks as a team when possible

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• Team Riding Takes Practice
• It will give you a sense of pride when done well
• It will make riding more enjoyable
• It will help to reduce risk
• Practice, practice, practice

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• We have covered several aspects of team riding
  including
• Why a Team?
• Ride Planning and Preparation
• Responsibilities
• Ride Conduct

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