Everyone should turn on his or her headlights.

Everyone in the drive is responsible for both the person in front of them and the person behind them. If you pass someone, or are passed by someone you are now responsible for the new people around you

Everyone needs to be clear on the route that will be taken. Even if you have never driven it before, you should have some idea where you are going. If a drive leader has designed a route to take, it is the leader's responsibility to provide maps and or a cue sheet. If there is no special route, the participants are responsible for knowing the address of the target location, and to have a good idea how to get there. If someone makes a wrong turn and gets lost it is nearly impossible for the group to find the individual. Each person should be at least familiar with the area.

Signals:
The leader will use turn signals WELL in advance of any turn. The leader will also move to the appropriate lane for the next turn well in advance of any turns. This is to give warning to people that may be ahead of the leader, and give the people further back a chance to catch-up so they don't miss the turns.

If you loose site of the person behind you, flash your high-beam lights and slow down. If you have a problem where you must stop, flash your high-beam lights. If the person behind you is flashing their high-beam lights, then flash your high-beam lights. This will send a signal through the line of cars and the leader will pull over at the next safe location, continuing at a reduced speed until a safe place is reached.

If you had previously flashed your lights, and everything is now clear to proceed. Turn your headlights off and on several times. If the person behind you turns their headlights off and on several times, repeat the message and the leader will proceed as before.

Following distance:
You need to be able to see the car in front of you and behind you. Do NOT tailgate the person in front of you. If you want to go faster than someone, pass them. If you are not able to pass, slow down. Riding someone's bumper can cause them to push their car beyond their limits and may result in an accident. There may also be a good reason they are going slow, so be aware. Following closely most often results in rock chips in your own car so back off and leave following room. If you are fifth in line, you do not need to see the leader from your position. As long as you can see the person in front of you and behind you, you are fine.

Guidelines:
Have fun. It's not a parade so feel free to safely pass each other if the road allows for it. The order you left in is not necessarily the order you need to arrive in. This is especially true of trips on the highway. A formation of three cars wide, and two or three deep on a highway with little to no traffic would be interesting.

Be aware of the cars around you, not just 'civilians' but also other S2000s. Others may be passing or making lane changes. Make sure you use your turn signals.



This is what I have so far. I am open to construtive comments and suggestions.

 

Looks good short and sweet.

 

Hey this sounds like my buddy system....except better.

 

I had been thinking about this for a while. I like the buddy system you put up, the only problem is that it means everyone MUST be 100% familiar with the route, and that just doesn't seem practical.

 

I'm going to sticky this for now. I'll add my thoughts later.

 

also that's it's better to slow down traffic behind you to let someone in your lane rather than speeding up and hoping there's enough room behind you. the dragon was my first group drive, and i ran into this a number of times (w/me doing the wrong thing).

 

I was in the drive group back with you....this is such good practice (if we're trying to keep our drive group together), that it needs to be stated again.

And a bit more clearly:

If you're in a drive group and a couple of people fall behind, the last person in the main pack should slow down (blocker). This will slow down the non-S2000's behind the main pack to slow down and stop blocking the others from catching up. The S2000's left behind can now pass the non-S2000's from another lane and switch lanes in front of the S2000 doing the blocking.

 

Bump for discussion.

 

This was always meant to be a work in progress. It's only been 5 years, anyone have any thoughts for improving it?

 

I posted in our CO forum to see what other communities are doing. I will post here of any thoughts. These guidelines might not be that far off, but I thought we should ensure everyone has some input. If people take ownership of processes they will help enforce the rules.