Can a bike lane be established with pavement markings alone, or are bike lane signs also required?
The 2009 MUTCD allows pavement markings alone to be used for a bike lane. The 2003 MUTCD required that bike lane signs also be used, but the use of bike lane signs is now optional per Paragraph 5 of Section 9C.04 in the 2009 MUTCD. The definition of a “bicycle lane” (Definition 13 in Section 1A.13) has also been appropriately revised to reflect the fact that the signs are now optional. Return to Top • Q: Paragraph 4 of Section 9C.04 in the 2009 MUTCD requires that a longitudinal line (lane line) be used to separate motor vehicle traffic from a designated bike lane, but are the word, symbol, and/or arrow pavement markings also required? A: Yes, Item C in Paragraph 6 of Section 3D.01 requires the word, symbol, and/or arrow pavement markings. Return to Top • Q: Our city wants to encourage bicycling and has designated certain streets as bike routes, but some of the streets are not wide enough to have a dedicated bike lane striped on them. So the bikes share the roadway with motorized vehic
