1. • CommentAuthormalbo
   • CommentTimeOct 23rd 2007

    
   I am in the early stages of developing a protocol for bunch riding etiquette and would be grateful for any comments on what riders think should be included - perhaps some pointers that aren't always thought of, or recommended references on etiquette in group road cycling.
   Regards, Malbo
2. • CommentAuthorChainline
   • CommentTimeOct 23rd 2007

    
   You mean "pack" riding? Number one rule - keep to your line and don't swerve! One thing which is less obvious is to avoid expecting the group to do something you would do on your own. I never could get over that one, and rarely ride in groups anymore because of it - you have to be a sheep, not a tiger :)
3. •  
     CommentAuthorKevin Pfeiffer
   • CommentTimeOct 24th 2007

    
   Riding in a group multiplies the pleasures of road cycling IMO. Easiest is to ride with an existing group for a while. The one place you definitely want to wear a helmet is with a group. A Google search should help you; most bike clubs have information of this kind, from riding a pace line to hand signals.
   
   -Kevin
4. • CommentAuthoralanm
   • CommentTimeOct 28th 2007

    
   Rather than recreate, here's a link to the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club where someone has done a find job of creating just the document you're looking for. I've shared this with numerous experienced riders, and we've all learned something from it. At a minimum, it reinforces good practices.
   See: http://www.blueridgebicycleclub.org/bikingsafety.pdf
   Cheers,
   ...alan
5. • CommentAuthorandrewleitch86
   • CommentTimeDec 2nd 2007

    
   You may also benefit from reading this pdf about the London Dynamo Richmond Park ride. It's about riding in a chain gang which, although is not the same as bunch riding, may come in usefull to give a more complete picture of group riding.
6. •  
     CommentAuthorPeter-DG
   • CommentTimeDec 17th 2007

    
   I say # andrewleitch86:
   Re your "this pdf": which is outside and which is inside?
   I know right is left and vice versa. But it seems that inside is the outside of the road. Is that the way you read it? Inside is towards the shoulder and outside is towards the center?
7. • CommentAuthormccormc
   • CommentTimeDec 17th 2007

    
   In the UK and Ireland, the terms 'inside' and 'outside' are not used very consistently. Some people will say the centreline of the road is clearly the 'inside'. There is obvious merit to this. It is at odds however with the very commonly used expressions 'keeping in' and 'moving out', which would dictate that the opposite meaning apply. So take your pick!
8. •  
     CommentAuthorKevin Pfeiffer
   • CommentTimeDec 19th 2007 edited

    
   With respect to passing vehicles, I've heard truckers (in the USA, reverse for the UK) refer to passing either on the left side or else on the "suicide". ;-)
   
   -K
9. • CommentAuthormrwr382
   • CommentTimeApr 7th 2008

    
   In my groups we use a "chicken wing" with the left arm for the leader to indicate he is pulling to the left and dropping.
   
   Also, isn't the primary rule of any group that the rider behind has ultimate responisibility for not running into people in front of him. If the group is erratic then don't follow so close.

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