Re: Convoying to Summer Camp
J. Douglas Harrison (jdougla1@EXPLORER.CSC.COM)
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 07:51:40 -0400
On Mon, 29 Jul 1996, Peter Farnham wrote:
> Hi all,
> [snip discussion of issue]
> I must confess to some confusion on this point. I try hard to comply
> with all scout regulations regarding safety especially, but quite frankly
> I find it difficult to take more than one car on a camping trip without
> at least an implication that you'll be convoying, especially if one of
> the drivers has never been to where you're going before. Of course, we
> give all the drivers maps or directions, etc., but still, convoying in at
> least some sense of the word seems well nigh unavoidable if you go on a
> trip with more than two cars.
>
> Can someone help me out here?
>
> Dazed and confused in Virginia (but still YiS),
>
> Pete Farnham
> SM, Troop 113
> GW District, NCAC
> Alexandria, VA
>
Convoying, in the sense of the "forbidden" practice, means traveling
together as a group that tries to stay absolutely unseparated. That
is one right after another. The recommended technique is to have an
agreed to route (with maps for all vehicles) and pre arranged stops
along the way to regroup and insure that everybody is still on the
right track. The concern with "convoys" is that the tail end vehicles
may be tempted to do things that they otherwise might not do to maintain
contact with the convoy such as squeese through on an "orange" (it was
yellow when I entered the intersection) light or speed to catch up, etc.
Also frequent stops help keep the scouts from getting "cabin fever"
enroute.
YIS, Doug Harrison
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