Route Marking

[Fat26]

Rule 2.1.4 reads that a marker board (300x600mm) should be placed 30m before an intersection, at the intersection and 30m after the intersection. Why is this so difficult for race organizers to understand. There are always riders exploring the countryside during a race due to bad or non-existent marking. It is time that riders start demanding better route marking at marathon / enduro events.

[fandacious]

from what rulebook?

[DirtBag]

This rule could make races even more expensive if organizers have to have 3 sign boards made, installed and removed for EVERY intersection.

 

What to do?

[fandacious]

rules are rules.

 

the organizers get very sticky when they want to apply the rules to the riders.

 

it is only fair that they abide by the rules themselves

[Dirt*girl™]

even with 3 sign boards...some idiots will still wonder off in the country side..and they'll carry on to blame someone else for it.

[FanieFiets]

PPA grades a event afterwards and route markings are one of the issues.  If race receives more than 80% (there are 130 points in total, very comprehensive) they can choose the date that they want to have their event next year.  If they between 60 and 80% they have to take what they get.  Below that they get canned i think.  All the rules are very clearly explained to the organisors before the race.  I think that great way to keep the standard of races high. 

[Fat26]

2009 SA-MTB Mountain bike regulations. These rules does not cater for the idiot factor though.

[Serendipity]

I think that most male riders sit on their brains, and that after a few hours it all goes numb...

 

 

 

I also agree that marking all routes this way would be prohibatively expensive.

[Carbon_Kooi]

It would be expensive, but that is what we are paying for.

[Matchstix]

300x600 if you mis that ur blind