Street Scramble rules

Travel under your own power only.

If you register as a team, stay together at all times. In particular, you may not split up and visit different checkpoints, nor may some of you rest while others of you visit checkpoints.

When you reach a checkpoint, you will not find any person or marker. You will prove you were there by answering a simple multiple choice question, such as "What number is on the lamppost?" The only way you may answer a checkpoint question is by going to the checkpoint. You may not ask other participants for answers, phone anybody for answers, or guess.

The value of a checkpoint is equal to its number rounded down to the nearest ten. Thus, checkpoint 35 is worth 30 points; checkpoint 82 is worth 80 points. Higher value checkpoints are not necessarily more difficult. If you answer a question wrong, you will receive a penalty equal to half the checkpoint value. For example, if you answer wrong at checkpoint 35, you will get a 15 point penalty (half of 30). This is to discourage guessing.

Be back on time. The time you turn in your scoring sheet will be noted as your return time; you may not make changes or additions to the scoring sheet after you turn it in. Ten points will be deducted for each minute you are late. You don't have to decide between the 90-minute and 3-hour time limits before you start.

Bicyclists must wear helmets and obey all traffic laws. This includes riding in the direction of traffic and stopping at red lights. Although you may break traffic laws safely on occasion when cycling under normal conditions, cycling under time pressure increases the risk that you may break a law unsafely. This is why we insist that cyclists always obey the law during this event.

Stay off of private property. Don't cut across people's lawns or through their yards.

Be courteous to bystanders. Avoid jostling or alarming pedestrian bystanders.

If you are using a bike or scooter, or are bringing a dog, be aware that a very small number of checkpoints require going briefly indoors and leaving bike, scooter, and dog outdoors. If you're in a team, you can have somebody stay outdoors while one of you goes indoors. Strollers can be brought indoors.

Check in at the finish, even if you decide you don't want your score tallied. This lets us know that you have not run into trouble.

There is no restriction on the use of navigational aids such as additional maps and GPS units.