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A: "Dan Henry Arrow" is the generic name for cycling event pavement markings, worldwide.

They are named after the inventor, Dan Henry (b. 1913). He is a retired American Airlines pilot living in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. He is a bicycling legend and was a very influential cyclist in the '50s and '60s. He also did a lot of pioneering work on suspension designs for bicycles, and developed a bicycle seat that was based on an upside-down dropped handlebar with furniture webbing wrapped between the two straight sections. He was also known for roller demonstrations where he would perform a strip-tease while riding on the rollers. Dan Henry is still out there riding his daily 20 mile loop at a pace that belies the years—and probably always will.

In most instances, the turn symbols will be painted on the pavement close to the right shoulder of the road. The symbols will be augmented by additional signage at various locations along the routes. Look for a first route marker approximately 100 feet prior to a turn, a second route marker approximately 20 feet prior to the turn and, in most cases, a third route marker approximately 10 feet after the turn. Some sections of the route may have rough pavement, railroad tracks, bridges, etc. that may necessitate your extra caution. On occasion there will be a long stretch of road that does not have any turns. In this instance, you may anticipate straight-ahead markers periodically to let you know you are still traveling in the right direction. At several locations there will be junctions for the different routes. Please watch for those. Each route will have different marking colors.

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