Scouting, Volume 59, Number 4, July-August 1971 Page: 69
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Show courtesy to cyclists by
• Not riding too close.
• Giving hand signals.
• Pointing out broken glass, grates,
and other road hazards.
• Aiding a cyclist having trouble.
• Warning of your approach, for
example, by saying "passing on your
left."
• Not leaving novices behind.
Show courtesy to motorists by
• Not hogging the road.
• Obeying all stop signs and traffic
lights.
• Giving hand signals.
• Riding a straight line.
• Giving motor vehicles a wide
berth.
• Getting all bikes off the roadway
when you stop for a break.
Show courtesy to the public by
• Giving pedestrians a wide berth.
• Not blocking doorways or gas
station entrances with your bicycle.
• Not parking your bike against
plate glass windows.
• Not taking shortcuts across lawns
or through private property.
• Greeting people along the way
with a smile, a wave, and a "Good
morning" or "Good afternoon."
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H Patrol Cycle Relay
This event may be run on a track,
around a city block or on an open
field. Each patrol uses only one
bicycle. Distances that each patrol
member must ride (determined by
the relay director) should be not
less than 100 feet or more than 300
feet for each leg of the relay. Each
station is marked clearly with an
"x," a stone, or a small flag. At each
one the rider dismounts, and the
Scout waiting at the station mounts
the same bicycle and continues on
to the next station, until the last
Scout finishes the relay. Assign two
watchers to each station.
The first Scouts line up at the
starting line. The bicycles stand or
lie 15 feet beyond the starting line.
At the command "Go," the Scouts
run from the starting line, mount
their bicycles, and ride to station
number one.
An interesting addition is a mes-
sage carried by each patrol to the
Scoutmaster who is 15 feet beyond
the finish line. The last Scouts dis-
mount and run the message the
final 15 feet.
H Hot Potato Relay
Equipment: At least two bicycles,
one medium-sized potato, and one
tablespoon for each patrol. Place
patrol teams side by side at least
20 feet apart. Set a marker 100 feet
in front of each patrol.
At the signal each team's first
cyclist mounts his bike holding
with one hand the spoon with the
potato on it. He rides around the
marker (100 feet away) and back.
He gives the spoon with the potato
still on it to the next rider, who
repeats the same ride. (If the potato
falls off the spoon, the rider dis-
mounts, replaces the potato and
proceeds.) The relay continues until
the last rider completes the run.
The first patrol to finish the relay
wins.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 59, Number 4, July-August 1971, periodical, July 1971; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353606/m1/77/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.