Arranged and Lead by John Wills – Excellent Weather, Excellent Routes, a good time was had by all.
Regards Derek & Anne
To all West Surrey CTC members
From the Committee
Many of you will be aware of a recent serious cycling accident on one of our Wednesday rides. Following this, a number of members asked the committee to consider three aspects: the prevention of accidents whilst riding in a group, making helmets compulsory and the importance of next of kin information.
Group Riding (safety on the road)
Group riding requires a higher level of concentration and consideration for fellow riders on the road. Some of our riders have had cycling safety training or have considerable peloton riding experience and offer to share this. The committee will therefore be arranging a number of events where riders can be briefed and then apply this coaching out on the road. We encourage members from all of our groups to attend these sessions even if you are an experienced rider. We will let you know about dates and venues as soon as possible.
Helmets
The accident involved a head strike on the road and the member involved was unconscious and concussed for a short period. Fortunately, a retired doctor and a nurse were in the group and provided immediate first aid. The helmet was damaged but there were no head injuries (as assessed following a precautionary scan). In the view of the doctor and witnesses, had the rider not been wearing a helmet the outcome may well have been quite different.
There have been calls for the committee to make the wearing of helmets compulsory on our organised rides as is the case with most other cycling organisations (but not Cycling UK). We are aware the issue is contentious and therefore the committee proposes to raise the matter for discussion and resolution at our forthcoming AGM.
In the meantime, the committee strongly recommends the wearing of helmets on any of our organised events and ride leaders will be asked to support and encourage this position.
ICE (in case of emergency – next of kin information)
Our Group Riding Guidelines stipulate that all riders must carry Next of Kin information on all rides.
To encourage this the club fully subsidises the OneLife ID tag for members. If you have not yet taken up this offer please contact John Child before purchase.
Safe Riding
West Surrey CTC Committee
8 August 2018
West Surrey CTC photo competition.
Have you taken any dramatic or unusual cycling photos?
We are holding a competition for our regular cyclists to enter any photos they have taken, any cycling related theme is acceptable. We are looking for unusual pics with originality, humour or drama!
We will be announcing the winner at the AGM on October so all entries should be submitted by 30 September, there will be a prize!.
All entries will be posted on the website.
small print:
- to be judged totally impartially by the Committee!
- send entries to johnmchild@yahoo.co.uk
- closing date Sep 30th 2018
- open to our regular cycling members only
Steven Cammiss, a Senior Lecturer in Law at Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, is undertaking a research study on the safety of vulnerable road users. He will be holding focus groups with cyclists to discuss why we cycle, how safe (or otherwise) we feel, what can make us feel safer, and the role of the law in promoting safety, at the CyclingUK HQ in Railton Road, Guildford, GU2 9JX. He hopes to organise groups with a range of cycling experiences, but is particularly interested in hearing from occasional or social cyclists.
You do not need to have been involved in an accident/incident; he is seeking views on perceptions of safety, not necessarily on actual incidents/prosecutions. Finally, when the research is published, participants will not be named; your anonymity is guaranteed. There may be a small incentive offered to anyone who participates but details of this are not available at this stage. If you are interested and wish to see more details please click on one of the links below.
This is worth a read…. (also posted on our two Facebook pages)
https://www.broleur.com/tour-of-the-surrey-hills-august-2017/
Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible riding or helping out on the 19th August. I wonder if it’ll get cooler by then – decidedly sweaty today!
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