[svccridesupdate] Verbal and Hand Warning Signals
Thanks for the guidance Steve.
Very informative and educational!
Sarah 😀👍
On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 17:17, Steve Brawley <steve49.brawley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Anne, > > I’m glad you found the Riders Information section useful. > > Perfection in ride etiquette would be wonderful but I’ll settle for > acceptable! > > See you soon, > > Best wishes, > > Steve. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 29 Nov 2025, at 17:09, annerogers66 <annerogers66@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > Thank you, Steve. I found the Riders Information section on the club site > really interesting, especially the section about cyclists not having > priority on the canal towpath which I wasn’t aware of. > > Ride etiquette should be perfect from now on, no excuses! > > Best wishes > > Anne > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > ——– Original message ——– > From: Steve Brawley <steve49.brawley@gmail.com> > Date: 29/11/2025 13:09 (GMT+00:00) > To: Stroud Valleys Cycling Club <svccridesupdate@googlegroups.com> > Cc: steve49.brawley@gmail.com > Subject: [svccridesupdate] Verbal and Hand Warning Signals > > > Good afternoon, > > When I went on my first ride with the club I was rather bemused by the > barrage of calls of “Car down”, “Car up”, “Holes” etc. > > There were also quite a few different uses of hands to point out hazards, > signal an approaching runner or parked car etc. > > After a few rides I started to understand these signals but your committee > agreed that it would be helpful, particularly to new members, to publish > some information on the club website. > > So if you go to the Riders Information section here: > > stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk > <www.stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk/riders-info/> > <www.stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk/riders-info/> > <www.stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk/riders-info/> > > and scroll down to Verbal and Hand Warning Signals you will see both types > of warning covered, including a nice video from GCN and a good article. > > With best wishes, > > Steve – *Safeguarding Officer* > > Sent from my iPad > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/233A9D6A-0CDB-4FC0-AFE8-C8226A0DE665%40gmail.com > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/233A9D6A-0CDB-4FC0-AFE8-C8226A0DE665%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/77D772A6-A06D-40A5-B78D-2F259194E4D7%40gmail.com > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/77D772A6-A06D-40A5-B78D-2F259194E4D7%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
Very informative and educational!
Sarah 😀👍
On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 17:17, Steve Brawley <steve49.brawley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Anne, > > I’m glad you found the Riders Information section useful. > > Perfection in ride etiquette would be wonderful but I’ll settle for > acceptable! > > See you soon, > > Best wishes, > > Steve. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 29 Nov 2025, at 17:09, annerogers66 <annerogers66@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > Thank you, Steve. I found the Riders Information section on the club site > really interesting, especially the section about cyclists not having > priority on the canal towpath which I wasn’t aware of. > > Ride etiquette should be perfect from now on, no excuses! > > Best wishes > > Anne > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > ——– Original message ——– > From: Steve Brawley <steve49.brawley@gmail.com> > Date: 29/11/2025 13:09 (GMT+00:00) > To: Stroud Valleys Cycling Club <svccridesupdate@googlegroups.com> > Cc: steve49.brawley@gmail.com > Subject: [svccridesupdate] Verbal and Hand Warning Signals > > > Good afternoon, > > When I went on my first ride with the club I was rather bemused by the > barrage of calls of “Car down”, “Car up”, “Holes” etc. > > There were also quite a few different uses of hands to point out hazards, > signal an approaching runner or parked car etc. > > After a few rides I started to understand these signals but your committee > agreed that it would be helpful, particularly to new members, to publish > some information on the club website. > > So if you go to the Riders Information section here: > > stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk > <www.stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk/riders-info/> > <www.stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk/riders-info/> > <www.stroudvalleyscyclingclub.org.uk/riders-info/> > > and scroll down to Verbal and Hand Warning Signals you will see both types > of warning covered, including a nice video from GCN and a good article. > > With best wishes, > > Steve – *Safeguarding Officer* > > Sent from my iPad > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/233A9D6A-0CDB-4FC0-AFE8-C8226A0DE665%40gmail.com > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/233A9D6A-0CDB-4FC0-AFE8-C8226A0DE665%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > — > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > “svccridesupdate” group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to svccridesupdate+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion, visit > groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/77D772A6-A06D-40A5-B78D-2F259194E4D7%40gmail.com > <groups.google.com/d/msgid/svccridesupdate/77D772A6-A06D-40A5-B78D-2F259194E4D7%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >