Road Rallying Guide

Acute – a turn of more than 90 degrees at an intersection where there exists more than one opportunity to turn in the manner described. (Example 200)

 

After – Completely past the sign, landmark, road, mileage or object referred to in the instruction. (See Example 201 in the left column)

 

 

Ahead – To continue straight  (or most nearly straight)  at a point where you would have not gone straight in the absence of the ‘ahead’ instruction (See redundancy).

 

At – Even with, for mileage estimates; in the vicinity of, for course following instructions. Note if you are on a road you are at it.

 

Bear – A turn of less than 90 degrees at an intersection where there exists more than one opportunity to turn in the manner described.

(See Example 202)

 

Before – Any navigational aid identified by the use of the term ‘before’ must be visible from the execution point of the instruction. The instruction must be executed at the last opportunity prior to the navigational aid. (SEE EXAMPLE 203).

 

Checkpoint – A vehicle accompanied by an official checkpoint sign pertaining to your direction of travel.  Proper checkpoint procedure is to pull off and park in front of the checkpoint vehicle (never blocking the sign) and walk back to the passenger window of the checkpoint and submit your score sheet for signing. (It is a wise decision to bring your route and general instructions to the checkpoint as well in case the personnel have any questions for you).

 

Compass Heading— North, South, East, West and their combinations (ex. Northeast).

 

Cross – To go completely across.

 

Direction—Right or Left.

 

Double Arrow – A two headed black arrow on a yellow background usually found at a Tee. (See Example 205)

 

Established Road – A road at a traffic signal, a marked sideroad, a marked crossroad,  a road for which you must stop at by law, a road that you must yield to by law, or a numbered route.

 

Integrity of an intersection –  Stop signs, Yield Signs, traffic signals, ramps and cutoffs are all said to make up the integrity of an intersection.  In the case of stop signs, yield signs and traffic signals, only one of each may be considered at an intersection; any ‘after’ instruction involving a stop sign, yield sign or traffic signal must be executed at the intersection AFTER the intersection where the object presides. In the case of ramps and cutoffs, only one route instruction may be performed at an intersection. (Example 204).

 

Intersection –  Any meeting and/or crossing of two or more existing public roads. 

 

Keep –  To proceed in the direction or compass heading indicated  to proceed so as to position a navigational aid in the indicated location. Keep may or may not take you in the direction or compass heading that appears as straight as possible. A Keep Instruction can also indicate a compass heading or direction to travel (such as Keep Right or Keep Left or Keep East).

 

 

Marked Road—A road immediately preceded by a black on yellow warning sign that depicts the intersection. See examples below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example 200: ACUTE

Assume the instruction: Acute Right. A is not an acute turn because there is only one way to turn right there. B is an acute because there are two ways to go right.

A

B

Example 201. AFTER

Using the diagram immediately below: Assume an instruction: Right AFTER Smith Street. You would do the Right at Jones (B) NOT AT Smith. Assuming the route instruction: Right AT Smith (A) would be done at Smith Street.

A

B

Example 202: BEAR

In the diagram below: Assume the route instruction: BEAR RIGHT. Figure A is NOT a BEAR since only one way to turn right there is evident. Figure B is a BEAR since you have two possible right turns at that location.

Example 203: BEFORE

Utilizing the diagram below; Assume the route instruction: Left BEFORE “X Ray”. You would not do it at A, but instead at B.  You must perform it at the second left because you are to turn at the LAST opportunity before the physical evidence.

A    B