INTRODUCTION: Congratulations!!! You have joined American Legion Riders Post 38, one of the greatest riding organizations in the world. Our number one goal is to ride safe and have fun while representing the American Legion in a public venue. In order to have fun riding in a group, we have to be safe and that means all riders know and understand the importance of safety. This manual is designed to help you understand our riding program and what you can expect when participating in group rides. The most important thing to remember is, “Ride to your riding ability". Therefore, ride to have fun, ride to learn, ride your own ride and never exceed your riding capabilities or ride outside your comfort zone. The PRIME DIRECTIVE, don’t hit the
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Ride Positions
1. ROAD CAPTAIN: The Road Captain is a fundamental part of any ride planning and he/she is in charge of group rides. The Road Captain deals with the police and other unexpected surprises making sure everybody has a fun and safe ride.
He/she will instruct any rider to ride in a specific position within the group, or to leave the group entirely, for reasons of misconduct, disorderly or unsafe riding, or for observed faulty / unsafe equipment. Watch for his/her directions and signals.
He/she helps educate new riders in hand signals and other riding etiquette. You can feel comfortable asking the Road Captain questions on all aspects of motorcycle riding and safety.
At each ride he typically, but not always, does the following:
- Conduct pre-ride briefs as necessary and answer any questions you may have.
- Review the ride route and change the route as actual road conditions / weather dictates.
- Appoint a trail rider (Road LT) to ride at the rear of the group.
- Advise riders about the pace of the ride and the ride …show more content…
The Ride Captain may miss a road obstacle, or not signal for a variety of reasons, including the fact that he/she just didn't see it. It becomes your individual responsibility to signal to the riders around you and behind you that there is an obstacle in the road. Other riders depend heavily on these signals; riding as a group reduces your view of the road.
Any rider that is uncomfortable with the speed of the ride, should motion the riders behind to pass and take a forward position. The Ride Safety Officer will take the responsibility to ride with this person separately or stop to assist if there is a problem.
If the rider in front of you, including the Ride Captain, signals an obstacle in the road, you are "obligated" to pass that information on to the riders behind you using hand signals. If you do not - and the person behind you hits the obstacle - you might be facing a serious discussion...
All signals from the Ride Captain should be relayed through the group by repeating the same signal back to the Safety Officer. It is important that all signals get passed through the entire group at all
Ride Positions
1. ROAD CAPTAIN: The Road Captain is a fundamental part of any ride planning and he/she is in charge of group rides. The Road Captain deals with the police and other unexpected surprises making sure everybody has a fun and safe ride.
He/she will instruct any rider to ride in a specific position within the group, or to leave the group entirely, for reasons of misconduct, disorderly or unsafe riding, or for observed faulty / unsafe equipment. Watch for his/her directions and signals.
He/she helps educate new riders in hand signals and other riding etiquette. You can feel comfortable asking the Road Captain questions on all aspects of motorcycle riding and safety.
At each ride he typically, but not always, does the following:
- Conduct pre-ride briefs as necessary and answer any questions you may have.
- Review the ride route and change the route as actual road conditions / weather dictates.
- Appoint a trail rider (Road LT) to ride at the rear of the group.
- Advise riders about the pace of the ride and the ride …show more content…
The Ride Captain may miss a road obstacle, or not signal for a variety of reasons, including the fact that he/she just didn't see it. It becomes your individual responsibility to signal to the riders around you and behind you that there is an obstacle in the road. Other riders depend heavily on these signals; riding as a group reduces your view of the road.
Any rider that is uncomfortable with the speed of the ride, should motion the riders behind to pass and take a forward position. The Ride Safety Officer will take the responsibility to ride with this person separately or stop to assist if there is a problem.
If the rider in front of you, including the Ride Captain, signals an obstacle in the road, you are "obligated" to pass that information on to the riders behind you using hand signals. If you do not - and the person behind you hits the obstacle - you might be facing a serious discussion...
All signals from the Ride Captain should be relayed through the group by repeating the same signal back to the Safety Officer. It is important that all signals get passed through the entire group at all