Safety tips for residents on RAGBRAI days:

• You may have a hard time on entering and/or crossing the road on the RAGBRAI route.  Please plan accordingly and limit automobile use on the marked bicycle routes.
• If you park on the side of the road, please be careful when opening car door, bicycles may be close to your car.
• Young cyclists may want to follow along, but will only make the ride more dangerous.  Please keep children away from the road and pathway of RAGBRAI.
• For the safety of your pets and the riders, please keep pets (or other animals) penned or leashed.
• Don’t spray riders with water unless you ask them first.  Many riders will not want to get wet and it may distract a rider and cause a crash.
• Don’t try to hand anything to riders.  No high-fives.  It may distract the rider and cause a crash.
• Please try to keep the sides of the road and shoulder clear of objects or debris.

Safety tips for RAGBRAI riders:

• ALWAYS wear a helmet!
• Always be aware of other bikes around you.
• Make no sudden turns.  Always look behind you for other traffic and signal the turn.  Always turn from the appropriate lane.
• Pull off to the side of the road before stopping and call out “STOPPING”.
• When entering the route, wait for an opening and call out “BIKER ON” when entering.
• ALWAYS call out “passing on your left/right/middle” before passing other bikes.
• Stay as far right as practical for your speed relative to the other bicycles near you.
• Be aware of road conditions: cracks, rough surface, holes, and railroad tracks.
• Be aware of vehicles on the route and move over to make room for them.