dean
03-11-2007, 11:09 PM
I'm going to post an ongoing list of guidelines for events here. These should be followed as close as possible for the benefit of everybody in the group. These guidelines will basically be common sense and standard courtesy, but I wanted to spell it out so we don't have any misunderstanding. This is not directed at any particular individual, but in general is something everyone should follow as much as they possibly can providing normal circumstances. This is simply a courtesy to all the members so that meets can perform as they were expected. It's not to inconvenience anyone nor to make demands... It's just that we want to keep things organized so that everyone can have fun!
Dinner meets
Meet-up's or Events that include dinner plans require everybody to be at the designated meeting area by the time suggested. There is a 15 minute buffer in which everyone will wait for other's to show up and then we will disperse and head to dinner. We are doing this because most people are hungry and have been waiting to eat in some cases. It is unfair for everyone to have to wait on a few stragglers just to make it to dinner on time.
With that being said, this does not mean that the stragglers will not be able to eat with us. We do our best to get a table that will accommodate the total estimated attendees unless the restaurant will not allow us to do this. The stragglers should know how to reach the dinner place of choice by simply reading the event details under the calendar section. The details should and will list the place at which we will be eating. Also, phone numbers are provided so that any straggler can contact us if they get lost or have made a change of plans.
Driving...
This does not include mountain drives. Please refer to Drive Rules (http://www.evoatlanta.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42) for information on how to drive and act according to mountain or "spirited" driving meets.
When driving in a group, there are a few guidelines we should abide by to make it easy for everyone that is a part of the drive. Whether we are just driving to dinner or any type of events where a group of us are involved.
The lead driver is usually determined by the person who has organized the event. They're typically the person that knows exactly where to go, so we will all follow this person. That person is responsible for 2 things; direction and speed. He is to determine the governed speed of the drive. This person should be responsible and not haul ass all over town. Keep it within the speed limit or even a little bit faster if desired. However, keep it fair. If the speed limit is 65, try not to go more than 10 mph over that speed limit unless there are specific circumstances or emergency that forces you to drive faster.
The responsibility of everyone else is to watch after the car behind them. Make sure that they do not get lost or lag behind. If they do, it is the responsibility of the "watcher" to either radio or call the leader of the group to let him/her know to slow down as we have a person lagging behind. No one person is responsible for the whole group. Each person is responsible for the car behind them. If a person is lagging behind for whatever reason, they are to call or radio their watcher (the car in front of them) and not the leader of the group. The reason for this is because at times the watcher can slow down, allow the other car to catch up or give them a location on where we are so the lagging driver can catch up and not cause the entire group to slow down. If there is an extenuating circumstance, the watcher will call the leader and ask him to slow down so they can catch up. This "buddy" system will work the best.
However, with all that being said, ultimately it is up to each and every driver to keep up with the group. We will typically not speed unless special circumstances arise. If you can not handle going the speed limit or even a little bit faster (5 - 10 mph over), then I suggest you do not join the drives or just take down the directions and meet us on point. Do not ask the entire group to drive drastically slow because you're just a slow driver. We drive Evo's, not station wagons. We are typically heavy foot drivers and want to enjoy our cars. In a group, this will be kept to a minimum so that everyone can keep up and the buddy system will allow us to keep everyone in check, but do not expect everyone in the group to drive like grandma's. It just won't happen.
More rules soon to come...
Dinner meets
Meet-up's or Events that include dinner plans require everybody to be at the designated meeting area by the time suggested. There is a 15 minute buffer in which everyone will wait for other's to show up and then we will disperse and head to dinner. We are doing this because most people are hungry and have been waiting to eat in some cases. It is unfair for everyone to have to wait on a few stragglers just to make it to dinner on time.
With that being said, this does not mean that the stragglers will not be able to eat with us. We do our best to get a table that will accommodate the total estimated attendees unless the restaurant will not allow us to do this. The stragglers should know how to reach the dinner place of choice by simply reading the event details under the calendar section. The details should and will list the place at which we will be eating. Also, phone numbers are provided so that any straggler can contact us if they get lost or have made a change of plans.
Driving...
This does not include mountain drives. Please refer to Drive Rules (http://www.evoatlanta.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42) for information on how to drive and act according to mountain or "spirited" driving meets.
When driving in a group, there are a few guidelines we should abide by to make it easy for everyone that is a part of the drive. Whether we are just driving to dinner or any type of events where a group of us are involved.
The lead driver is usually determined by the person who has organized the event. They're typically the person that knows exactly where to go, so we will all follow this person. That person is responsible for 2 things; direction and speed. He is to determine the governed speed of the drive. This person should be responsible and not haul ass all over town. Keep it within the speed limit or even a little bit faster if desired. However, keep it fair. If the speed limit is 65, try not to go more than 10 mph over that speed limit unless there are specific circumstances or emergency that forces you to drive faster.
The responsibility of everyone else is to watch after the car behind them. Make sure that they do not get lost or lag behind. If they do, it is the responsibility of the "watcher" to either radio or call the leader of the group to let him/her know to slow down as we have a person lagging behind. No one person is responsible for the whole group. Each person is responsible for the car behind them. If a person is lagging behind for whatever reason, they are to call or radio their watcher (the car in front of them) and not the leader of the group. The reason for this is because at times the watcher can slow down, allow the other car to catch up or give them a location on where we are so the lagging driver can catch up and not cause the entire group to slow down. If there is an extenuating circumstance, the watcher will call the leader and ask him to slow down so they can catch up. This "buddy" system will work the best.
However, with all that being said, ultimately it is up to each and every driver to keep up with the group. We will typically not speed unless special circumstances arise. If you can not handle going the speed limit or even a little bit faster (5 - 10 mph over), then I suggest you do not join the drives or just take down the directions and meet us on point. Do not ask the entire group to drive drastically slow because you're just a slow driver. We drive Evo's, not station wagons. We are typically heavy foot drivers and want to enjoy our cars. In a group, this will be kept to a minimum so that everyone can keep up and the buddy system will allow us to keep everyone in check, but do not expect everyone in the group to drive like grandma's. It just won't happen.
More rules soon to come...