- ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES ARE ASSIGNED

 

- LEAVE PROMPTLY AT THE DESIGNATED DEPARTURE TIME

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- STAY CLOSE TOGETHER (STAY TIGHT)

             -   KEEPS US FROM GETTING SEPARATED

               -   LEAVING A GAP SEPARATES YOU AND THOSE BEHIND YOU FROM THE GROUP

               -   PEOPLE TURN IN FRONT OF YOU FROM THE SIDE...THEN CREEP ALONG

               -   POTENTIALLY PEOPLE TAKE CHANCES PASSING...SAFETY SUFFERS

               -   DON'T RACE...DON'T POKE ALONG...STAY TIGHT

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- SIGN UP FOR THE CRUISE...IMPORTANT...NEEDED FOR RESERVATIONS

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- ALL SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING A WALKIE TALKIE

            -   HELPS THE LEAD AND ALL THE PARTICIPANTS TO ASSIST YOU WHEN NEEDED

               -   PASS ON THE STATUS OF THE CARAVAN TO THE LEAD

               -   MIDLAND GTX1000 SERIES

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- BE ON TIME TO ATTEND THE DRIVER'S MEETING

​              -   PRINT THE ROUTE AND BRING IT WITH YOU

              -   NUANCES OF THE ROAD WILL BE DISCUSSED

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- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM?

​             -   PULL OFF TO THE SIDE

             -   NOTIFY SOMEONE (WALKIE-TALKIE IS HANDY IN THIS SITUATION)

             -   SOMEONE WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO YOU

             -   MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CRUISE LEADER'S CELL NUMBER

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- OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS AND BE SAFE

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- CRUISE LINEUPS INHERENTLY CAN CAUSE UNSAFE ROAD CONDITIONS

          -   SOME DRIVERS VIEW US AS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD

             -   WHEN WE IMPEDE TRAFFIC, STRESS LEVEL GOES UP FOR OUTSIDE DRIVERS

             -   DRIVERS GET STUPID AND TRY TO GET AROUND US

             -   OFTEN UNSAFE ACTIONS ENSUE

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- WHAT TO DO WHEN THE LEAD PULLS OVER TO PASS A SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLE?

​           -  THE LEAD WILL ACCELERATE TO PASS...OTHERS FOLLOW SAFELY

            -  KEEP IT TIGHT (WITH RESPECT TO YOUR COMFORT ZONE)

            -  THE LEAD MUST MAINTAIN AN ACCELERATED SPEED UNTIL THE ENTIRE GROUP IS PASSED THE SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLE....IF NOT,                                             PART OF THE CARAVAN GETS TRAPPED

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- WHAT TO DO WHEN THE LEAD CAR GETS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT?

          -  KEEP IT TIGHT (WITH RESPECT TO YOUR COMFORT ZONE)

            -  TRY TO UTILIZE THE OTHER TRAFFIC LANES SO THAT AS MANY CAN GET THROUGH THE LIGHT AS POSSIBLE.

​            -  DO NOT RUN A RED LIGHT TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROUP.  LET THE LEAD CAR KNOW THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED.  THE LEAD CARS WILL                                      EITHER SLOW UP OR, IF POSSIBLE, PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR YOU TO CATCH UP.