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In this discussion we will be discussing Sign A in the left hand column.

(1) The instructions might give you the following: "Speed limit 35". In that case you would be looking for a sign with the word 'Henry' on it.

(2) On the lower backing on the sign we have a picture of a child. This cannot be quoted, and in fact is nonexistent on a sign. Thus to quote contiguously we could quote, for example "Watch For Children".

(3) Spelling gimmicks on signs are favorites with all rallymasters. On A sign like this the quote they may use would be "Watch For Chlidren" - It looks right when glanced over but of course Children is misspelled.

(4) Punctuation is nonexistent on signs (use example Sign B). You cannot quote this sign as "Speed 30 M.P.H." since punctuation is nonexistent on a sign. A quoting of "Speed 30 MPH" would be acceptable. (Note that the appearance of artwork or punctuation on a sign does not make the sign invalid, your merely cannot quote the artwork or punctuation).

(5) If there is no differentiation between Case, style and font, we can quote (Sign A) "SPEED LIMIT 35" as "sPEed LimIt 35" and it still matches the sign.

(6) To quote Sign A completely the quote would read "Speed limit 35 Watch For Children", but we can quote any part, so it could be quoted just as "FOR CHILDREN" or "LIMIT35 WATCH".

(7) We quote left to right, top to bottom as in the normal reading of a sign. You cannot quote Sign A as "Children For" or "Nerdlihc rof". However let's look at Sign C, you cannot read this as "Collins Brakes" because the C encircles parts of the oll, making it not read from left to right, top to bottom. Wheels Rallyes rely less on sign gimmicks than most, and we sometimes include a statement: Read signs as they are meant to be read; in which case you could then read this as "Collins Brakes"

(8) You will not have to look behind you to see a sign. Simple.

(9) Separate signs on the same structure are the same sign. (in some rallyes they are separate more on that later). You noticed that on our quotes above, for example on Sign A we can quote "35 watch For".

(10) Here is where many gimmicks come into play, if spacing is irrelevant we can quote Sign A the following way: "AT CHFO RCH" , since we never call for whole words, etc, there are many variations of this (check discussion on the next page)

Separate Signs on the same structure Being Separate Signs

When this method is used as opposed to 'separate signs on the same structure are the same sign', it brings a new look into how to read signs. Each separate backing on a post is a separate sign. Each separate sign attached to a building is a separate sign.

In Sign F (to left) - Each sign is a separate sign. So you could not quote this as

"JCT ILLINOIS 58". You could quote only the "JCT" from the upper sign and "Illinois 58" from the lower.

In Sign G We see a group of letters making a name on a building, assume each letter is a stick on letter separate from the other. You could quote this sign but not as "Smith Foods Inc" but instead as "S", "M", "I", "T", "H", etc., since each is a separate sign in itself. (Note if the rule of separate signs on the same structure are the same sign was in effect, then of course you could quote the sign as "Smith Foods Inc".)

Signs Quoted In Part

Sometimes the general instructions instruct you that: Signs may rad in full or in part, but when quoted in part they must be followed by SRIP (Sign Reading In Part).

If you look at the example in Sign F, if you quoted only the "Illinois" it would have to be like the following in the instructions "Illinois" SRIP.

Vertical Signs

Signs reading vertically may appear (usually as street signs) from time to time,

(see Sign H and J). Simply read from Top to bottom, left to right and both can be quoted as "HARVARD ST" however sometimes vertical signs read up...oops. The general instructions would be specific as to how to read a sign that starts from the bottom and goes up.

Using signs as evidence

To determine the name of a street, a building, a no passing zone, a park, etc., you will need to derive the information off of a sign. This will not be quoted. A quoted sign is used to specifically quote the letters or numbers, etc. on the sign. An example instruction:

Right on Harvard St. And you saw either Sign H or J, you should turn right on Harvard St.

Remember that one of the conventions of road rallying is that 'Physical objects referred to will never be in quotes'. Thus if you had the following instructions:

Right after "Harvard St" or Right after Harvard St., they mean two different things. The first would have you turn after the sign 'Harvard St", (point A) (example 95) the second would have you turn after the actual road Harvard (at point B) (which you would know by the sign identifying it).

If you can't tell whether it is artwork on a sign or lettering

One problem many beginners (and seasoned) rallyists always have is when someone quotes a sign that has a letter that looks like artwork. In Example 609, we have a sign that may be quoted in a route instruction as "Pizza Palace". This being a clear slice of pizza and not an A, it would be considered NOT a quotation.

In Example 610 the same is true, you cannot quote the hot dog as an 'I', thus "Phils Hot Dogs hamburgers" cannot be quoted as such. However the use of fonts has been so enlarged with the advent of computers that some letters may actually be used that look like a font. For example see Example 611. Yes the O is artwork, but what about the circle inside the artowrk if we strip away the fork and pizza squares? Good question, and you should always ask the rallymaster how they are using this. Wheels Rallye Team believes we are inventive enough on a rallye not to do these kind of things to you, so we usually don't.