STMS– are you able to help out???
Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.
We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.
If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety.
Although funding external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.
Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race.
At a recent Board meeting it was suggested that we look within our membership to see if there is anyone interested in undertaking STMS training and that the person completing the training would then be available to perform that function at our club events. For those that do not know what an STMS is, it stands for Safety and Traffic Management supervisor.
There is a process that needs to be completed before full registration is attained. There is a basic level traffic controller course which takes 1 day. The next course is due to be run on 26 July, then 30 August or 4 October. The courses are run in Palmerston North.
After holding a traffic controller’s certificate for 1 month the person can then undertake STMS level 1 training. This is a 2 day course and the dates set for these this year are 5& 6 September, 11 & 12 October or 10 & 11 November.
If you already hold STMS but just need to attend a refresher course these are being held on 27 July, 31 August, 5 October and 9 November. This is a 5 hour workshop.
If you want more information or would like to attend these courses and became a qualified STMS, then please contact the secretary either by email secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz or phone 357- 5349 extn 747 or leave a message.
