| POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Signage
 In addition to our maps and cue sheets, we will also use additional navigational
means including painted road marks, orange ribbons,
chalk on the ground, or additional signage as secondary aids to help you follow
the
route.
All
signage is considered supplemental because we
cannot keep their availability and accuracy completely within our control.
They are subject to degradation from such external factors such as getting
worn out by traffic running over it on busy streets, rain, wind, road construction,
vandals, etc.
Despite this, we really do a fantastic job marking all the
turns on the route, literally putting down thousands of additional pieces
of signage along our routes every year. It is our intent to make
our signage big, bright, obvious, and intuitively simple visual beacons
for you to be able to
easily
recognize and follow
but still
discreet enough to not
stand out to any of the communities we pass through.
We also
verify that all the signage is in place and accurate as we scout the
route during the event itself and on the rare occasion that a piece
of signage is faded, missing, or incorrect on the road, once notified
of the situation we will come out and fix the problem immediately. If
for
any
reason
you think a piece of signage on the routes is not as good asit should
be please contact us and let us know. When a professional bicycle
mechanic travels he will be the primary staff member
to fix any road markings as necessary since he will be our main
staff member on the road. All other staff members
will also carry
orange
paint and ribbons with them and are authorized to fix signage problems
as well.
Signage will only be used on our routes on the road. They will not
be used on in town routes within our stopping towns. Please
note that we may not use all possible secondary navigational means
for every event.
 Click
on one of the links at left for more information about our secondary navigation
systems.
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