[Nobbc] Communication

[wendell bain]

Hi All,
I have been passing out route sheets for eleven years of doing the  
Boxing
Day event and it works well especially in those heavy traffic, stop  
light areas
where the group will get separated. On the Tenth Anniversary run at  
the start there
were approximately 65 to 70 people and over 40 cars. There's no way you
can keep a group like that together. With a route sheet everyone knows
where we are going. It's a good and easy way to handle it.
Of course when I told the winery to expect maybe 30 people and  
thought there
might be 65 I knew the winery staff would flip. Of course a few sales  
help to
calm them down. Fortunately people had other commitments and many
dropped out on route. I have found trying to get a head count to be  
difficult.
Asking for an RSVP is received with all the enthusiasm of having a
triple by-pass.

Happy Motoring,
Wendell


On Jan 13, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Sarto Rocheleau wrote:

> Hi Greg, points taken.. Maybe a route map that shows the key street  
> names etc. could be discussed and passed out before we leave,  
> especially for those who don't know our roads.  That way I can  
> check tire pressure, visit a restroom or whatever and if I jump out  
> of line, not worry about getting lost.  Even with a map, you need a  
> good navigator.
> I enjoy drives that start at Andy and Maria's home and drives that  
> ends at a engine machine shop. Till the next drive!
> Sarto
>
> --- On Tue, 1/13/09, Greg Tatarian <gtwincams at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Greg Tatarian <gtwincams at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Communication
>> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc at autox.team.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 2:40 PM
>> Hi Sarto,
>> You expressed the method we typically try to use, for the
>> most part. Being in the front of a long line of cars, like
>> the 14 cars we had Saturday, it is more difficult than you
>> might imagine to pull over whenever the group is split up,
>> and not always safe. However, your point about taking hands
>> off the wheel to talk on the radio is a good one. A
>> navigator helps, as does using the radios only when
>> necessary, say when a group does get left behind at a light
>> or someone makes a wrong turn, both of which can mean a lot
>> of waiting on the shoulder, or leaving someone behind.
>> It's not usually an issue with our group, but does tend
>> to happen more with routes that take us through lots of
>> street lights, or with larger convoys. I think that radios
>> can be used safely, and can be of value on some of our
>> drives.
>> I've tried the high-tech bread crumb idea; that is,
>> leaving a gps or radio on top of the vehicle and driving
>> away, flinging the device to the roadway. Works great!
>> Cheers,
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>
>> Sarto Rocheleau wrote:
>>> Hi guys, maybe I did not express myself well.  If the
>> leader only watches the car behind him and that car watches
>> the car behind him and so on,  If one car loses his car
>> behind him he will slow until his car catches up with him.
>> When he slowed down the cars in front will also slow.  Works
>> even when caught at signal lights.  If there is a delay with
>> any car it transmits to all of the others.  Nobody gets
>> away.  Just an idea that works in poor cell phone areas.
>> Walkie talkies may take hands off the wheel.  Only problem
>> on the roads we like, there may not be the room to pull off
>> on.  Bread crumbs comes to mind.
>>>
>>> Sarto
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