Safety Motivation Question
Tony Marchionne
Hi Captains,
I hope you got the chance to enjoy the perfect weather we had this weekend (I was sick and got in zero miles!). As you probably know, safety is one of the top priorities of the City to Shore. Having that many riders on the roads of South Jersey requires us to do everything possible to make the ride as safe as possible. One thing we’re doing this year is the Group Riding Skills clinics we’re holding throughout the summer. I’ve e-mailed about that previously, so if you want more details, please contact me directly.
Another one of the vehicles we use to help achieve that level of safety is the Safety Ambassador program. Riders volunteer to set a safe example by obeying the rules of the road and to help out as needed when a situation arises. We ask that all teams have 1 Safety Ambassador for every ten riders on the team. Some of you do a great job of meeting that goal, some don’t. Obviously, we don’t penalize teams who don’t meet the SA requirement. However, we would like to do something to reward those teams that do. Here’s our dilemma: we don’t know what would motivate you and your teammates to get more involved with the SA program. We’ve brainstormed a few ideas (reduced registration fees the following year, free BBQ lunch or message for SA’s from teams meeting the 10% requirement, etc.), but we’re not sure that any of those are the answer. So we decided to ask you: what would motivate you to be more proactive in recruiting more SA’s from your team? What would motivate your teammates to become SA’s? We already give a token of appreciation to all SA’s and a plaque to each team that meets or surpasses the 10% level, but we would like to do something for the team at large.
What would it take? What would you like for your team should you reach the 10% level? The reward has to be something that appeals to the 100+ member large corporate team as well as the 15-30 member friends and family team (which make up the majority of our teams). Please send your ideas to me and we’ll see what we can do. Thanks for all your help.
Tony Marchionne
610-992-9333 ext. 111
610-992-9338 (fax)
609-828-0268 (cell)
Craighead, J J CIV NSWCCD Philadelphia, 9260
not because I want a plaque. I would also say that since our goal is to
raise money I wouldn't want to insult the VIPs by giving the same
incentive (BBQ lunch, massage, etc..) to safety ambassadors.
Jeff
J. Jeffrey Craighead, P.E.
Compressed Air Systems Program Manager
LSD-41/49 ML Program Risk Manager
NSWCCD-SSES, Code 926
5001 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19112-1403
Phone: 215.897.7273
Fax: 215.897.7235
Cell: 215.341.1277
j.cra...@navy.mil
Hi Captains,
Tony Marchionne
610-992-9338 (fax)
609-828-0268 (cell)
www.linxas.com <http://www.linxas.com/>
GREGORY SNOOK
just do it, cause we CAN
NO GIFTS OR OTHER THINGS THAT COST. THE RIDE IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MS. KNOW
U R APPRECIATED. PLENTY OF REWARD