SECTION 8. GROUP RIDING GROUP RULES

1. Arrive ready with plenty of gasoline, and check with the group leader for details about the ride.
2. Learn common group riding signals.
3. Use a staggered formation unless there is the need for single-file riding.
4. Avoid side-by-side riding as the time and space safety margin is reduced.
5. Use a single-file formation with at least a 2-second following distance for curves and other situations that require more maneuvering room and an increased safety margin, like poor surface conditions or limited visibility conditions.
6. Avoid engine braking, and use the brake light whenever slowing.
7. Check riders ahead and behind often.
8. Avoid target fixation (looking in one spot for more than a second), especially on other riders you are with, so you can keep an active visual search pattern.
9. When you pass, do so as an individual rider.
10. If you get separated from the group, ride your own ride to the next pre-determined stop.
11. Be predictable, and follow group protocol as long as it is safe.
12. Use extra caution in right-hand curves, especially when the end of the curve is not in view.