POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Cue Sheet Format

Specific Cues • Directions • Landmarks and Route Notes • Cumulative and Incremental Mileages
Unique Cue Numbers

Directions
Directions will be indicated in bold and in the cue itself to quickly and easily discern the actions you must take on the road. Specific directions are also abbreviated before the written cue so you can quickly see your next action as follows:

• R - turn right
• L - turn left
• Bear R - bear right
• Bear L - bear left
• Straight - continue straight
• Stop - stop at a specific service or facility (rest stop, dinner, etc.)
• Turn Around - turn around

Specific cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) will not be listed directly on the cue sheets. Specific cardinal directions are superfluous information and unless you are carrying a compass on the road, which most cyclists do not, and are effectively useless to navigate by. All maps are prepared with the top of the page as due north, and you will quickly and easily be able to see what direction you are or will be heading by referring to our route overlaid on the map.

Landmarks and Route Notes
Landmarks and route notes will be [denoted in brackets in regular type]. A dash "-" will be used in place of a direction abbreviation. Major landmarks indicated include such things as:

• Crossing a major state or U.S. highway or major local road
• Crossing over or under an interstate highway
• Major rivers
• Beginning or end of a specific bike path
• Do not continue to do something when the road goes in a different, unexpected direction
• When the road is extremely busy and a sidewalk or shoulder is available where you should bike on
• Major obstacles to watch out for, such as wooden bridges and steep curbs
• Other landmarks that significantly aid in navigation
• Other major pertinent landmarks

Route notes refer to how to follow the cue sheets themselves, mainly in the case of options. They indicate which cue number to follow depending on the specific option you choose, and the cumulative mileage followed after each option.

Cumulative and Incremental Mileages
The cumulative mileage is shown for the total route as well as the incremental mileage between directions and landmarks. They do not show the cumulative mileage between each rest stop, or the distance to go to the next rest stop or the end of the ride. Like most cycle computers, they are specified in 0.1 mile increments. If your cumulative mileage varies from the cue sheets due to getting lost or an inaccurate cycle computer, you can still easily navigate the route using just the incremental mileages.

Unique Cue Numbers
Every line on every cue sheets has a unique cue number which makes referring to specific items on the cue sheets very easy, especially if you get lost, and follow a number-dash-number format. The first number refers to the specific cue sheet itself and the second number refers to the specific cue number on the specific cue sheet.

For the on road cue sheets the first number refers to the ride day, and is followed by an "H" if it refers to the route from the supported hotel, otherwise it refers to the route from the main lodging site or event starting location. For example, cue number 2-13 on Bicycle Illinois refers to the 13th cue on the second day's ride from the Carbondale main lodging site to Centralia, and cue number 5H-27 refers the 27th cue on the fifth day's ride from the Champaign hotel to Kankakee.

For the in town cue sheets the first number refers to the number of the stopping town, and will always be followed by an "I" to designate an "in town" cue. If it is followed by an "H" it refers to the route from the supported hotel in the stopping town, otherwise it refers to the route from the main lodging site. For example, on Bicycle Illinois cue number 3I-32 refers to the 32nd in town cue in the third stopping town (Centralia) from the main lodging site, and cue number 4IH-3 refers the 3rd cue in the fourth stopping town (Effingham) from the supported hotel.