How we treat each other

We say beginners are expected and that women ride, lead and marshal as full members. A community only gets to say that if it holds the line on behaviour. This is that line — short, and it applies to rides, meet-ups, the WhatsApp group and anything done in ROAR's name.

What we expect

Treat every rider with respect regardless of gender, age, caste, religion, where they are from, what they ride, or how experienced they are.
Help newer and slower riders rather than pressuring them. Nobody is dropped and nobody is mocked for asking.
Follow the ride code and the lead's calls. Keep language and behaviour at a meet-up or on the group the same as you would in front of anyone's family.
If you break something, damage something, or upset someone — own it and make it right.

Zero tolerance

Harassment of any kind — sexual, verbal, physical, or online — including unwanted attention, comments about someone's body, stalking, or repeated contact after being asked to stop.
Discrimination or slurs based on gender, caste, religion, region, disability or sexuality.
Sharing someone's photos, phone number or location without their consent.
Intimidation, threats, or bringing a weapon to a ride or meet.
Riding drunk or impaired, or pressuring anyone else to.

How to report a problem

If something happens to you or you see it happen to someone else, tell us. You can speak to any ride lead in person, or message the organisers privately on WhatsApp at +91 98731 88004, or use the contact form and write "conduct" in the message. It goes to the organisers, not the whole group.

You will be taken seriously, you will not be blamed for reporting, and we will not share your identity with the person you are reporting without your agreement. If you are not sure whether something "counts" — report it anyway and let us work that out.

What happens next

We listen to everyone involved, privately. Depending on what happened, the response ranges from a direct conversation and a warning, to being removed from a ride, to being removed from ROAR entirely and blocked from the group. Anything that may be a crime, we will support the affected person in going to the police, and we will cooperate with them.

This protects the people the group is for. The riders most likely to be pushed out of a group — beginners, women, anyone who is "different" — are exactly the ones a community like this exists to include. Holding this line is not being strict for its own sake; it is the whole point.

The rest of the handbook

The ride code covers how we ride; the first-ride checklist covers your first trip.

The full handbook The full handbook