The following guide provides information on group riding etiquette.

1. Don’t make sudden movements/decisions:

• Fellow riders expect you to continue straight and at a constant speed.
• Look around before making any manoeuvre.
• Signal your intention to turn or slow down before you do so.

2. Change positions correctly:

• Slower moving traffic stays to the left; faster traffic to the right.
• Pass slower moving vehicles on the right and announce your intention. to do so.
• Announce passes on the left clearly as this is not a usual manoeuvre.
• Shout ‘on your left’ as you approach and pass.
• If needing to get to the front of a group riding in pairs, do so carefully and announce “on your right” as you come up to pass.

3. Announce hazards. Most cyclists do not have a full view of the road while riding in a group. Riders should help fellow riders verbally or with signals and pass any signals up/down the group:

• “Car back” if a car is behind.
• “Car up” for oncoming traffic
• “Hole left” or “Gravel” to alert following riders as well as pointing out if possible.
• “Cars” / “Horse” / “Runner” along with hand-behind-back signal (if
• possible) to alert following riders of a hazard on the left.

4. Use hand signals if safe to do so.

Right or left turn: arm parallel to ground in direction of turn.

Slowing: arm moving up to down as well as calling out “Slowing”.

Stopping: hand in air palm forward as well as calling out “Stopping”.