Bicycle Board Members,

As I promised at last night’s meeting, I looked up the signs: R5-1b and R9-3c that Jim Hudson recommended for addition to the backs of the R3-17 BIKE LANE signs for the Mon Blvd bike lane.  I couldn’t figure out how to cut them from the MUTCD and paste them here  so I can only send you the link to them.

"Bicycle Specific Wrong Way" signs (R5-1b) and "Ride With Traffic" (R9-3c) placard: http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2009/part9/part9b.htm#figure9B02

If you have trouble seeing them at the link, I’ll try to describe them here.  The R5-1b is a white on red rectangular sign with a bicycle symbol at the top and the words, WRONG WAY below the bicycle symbol.  The R9-3c placard is a black on white square sign with the words RIDE WITH TRAFFIC.

Hudson also cites the R3-17 BIKE LANE sign that was included in our recommendation.  That sign is also visible at the above link.  It is a rectangular black and white sign.  The top 2/3 has black background with a bicycle symbol in white.  The bottom 1/3 of the sign has while background with black letters, BIKE LANE.

He also recommends installing "No Parking At Any Time" signs (R7-201) on both sides of the road.  In the 2009, MUTCD, I could not find a R7-201 sign.  The R7-1 is the standard red on white NO PARKING ANY TIME sign.  There is a whole series of no parking signs at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2009/part2/part2b.htm.  There are R7-201P and R7-201aP that designate tow away zones.  In the 2003 MUTCD, the R7-201 says TOW-AWAY ZONE.  The 2003 MUTCD R7 and R8 signs can be viewed at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2003r1r2/part2/part2b3.htm#figure2B16 .

Frank

Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles