Resources

• Is your bike in good mechanical order?
• Do you have spare tube/s and a tool kit?
• Do you have some cash, and your mobile phone, in case of emergency?
• Include ICE numbers on your mobile phone contacts; are you carrying an up to date ICE Card?
• Do you have food and enough water with you?
• Is your bike equipped with a bell, lights and mirror?
• Do you have a First Aid kit?

• Always ride wearing a helmet
• Obey the road rules
• Respect other road users
• Be predictable and indicate your intentions clearly
• When riding in formation, maintain a safe distance from the rear wheel of the rider in front of you.
• Ride at a smooth and steady pace
• Close up gaps between riders in a group
• Leaders call out hazards and directions, which are then passed on down the line of riders
• When passing another rider check behind to see it is safe
• Always pass another rider on the right
• If you wish to leave the group for any reason tell someone (preferably the leader).

These are passed down from the leader

• For hazards such as glass, potholes, rubbish, water – call “glass“, “pothole” etc. as appropriate and point to hazard
• For a slow rider or walker call “walker/bike left“
• For oncoming car call “car up“
• For vehicle approaching from the rear call “car back” 
• Alert riders behind of parked cars with a call of “car left“
• For an approaching rider or walker on DUP call “walker/bike up“
• Announce obstacles such as posts on DUP with a call of “post“
• Announce your intentions of slowing or stopping by calling “slowing” or “stopping“
• When negotiating an intersection or roundabout call “car left” or “car right” if there is approaching traffic
• Signal your intention to turn right or left by extending your arm out at right angles to your body, and in the direction of the turn