Peter,
I checked the acceptance letter and sure enough, it was there in the
riding tips section.
Could I suggest that next years organizers clarify the wording for sag,
as everyone may not be familiar with the term, especially those who's
mother tongue is not english.
Currently it says: " Please refrain from having a personal sag car as
this adds to traffic congestion"
A suggestion: " Please refrain from having a personal Support and Gear
(SAG) vehicle accompany you on the route. The extra traffic causes
congestion and can create more stress for the other riders"
regards,
Greg
Peter James wrote:
>
> Greg Goodwin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
>
> SNIP
> >
> > I do have one comment/complaint that I know the organizers can't do
> > anything directly about, but perhaps they could put it in next years
> > mailout as a reminder. When coming back from Kingston, I encountered a
> > pack that had their own SAG wagon with them. This car would drive beside
> > the pack in the wrong lane playing music to and talking with their pack
> > of riders. At least once that I saw, this car forced an oncoming truck
> > off the road who then was fishtailing on the shoulder. Generally this
> > driver made for some very unsafe conditions for themselves and all of
> > the riders. Of all the traffic on the first part of the trip back, this
> > driver passing the groups made up for at least half the traffic as they
> > "leap frogged" the group.
> >
> > I'm sure in this case the driver of the SAG wagon had good intentions
> > of providing support to the riders, on an unsupported route. However
> > this did not come without a cost in terms of safety to themselves and
> > others. Perhaps a reminder in next years mail out could clarify that
> > extra SAG wagons can be more harm than good.
> >
> Personal sags is/are a particular beef of mine. Prospective riders are
> advised not to bring them 1) on the registration form (I think - I don't have
> one handy), 2) on the website, and 3) in the acceptance letter. It's one of
> the few instructions that we repeat.
>
> Of course the drivers, when challenged, deny all knowledge of such a rule.
> We've even considered preparing maps for sag drivers to allow them to
> travel off-route and meet riders at selected points on the route - but
> that's a lot of work for uncertain benefit.
> --
> Peter James
> Ottawa, Ontario
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