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Town Council - Town Bike Sharrow - What is This?
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Town Council - Town Bike Sharrow - What is This?
"Sharrows" are a shorthand term for "Shared Lane Marking". They are road markings to indicate that motorists and cyclists must share the travel lane.
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Town Council - Town Bike Sharrow - What is This?
- Improve safety and travel conditions for bicyclists.
- Alert drivers to anticipate where bicyclists ride.
- Encourage safe passing of bicyclists by motorists.
- Reduce the incidence of wrong-way bicycling.
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Town Council - Town Bike Sharrow - What is This?
Sharrows are typically used when there isn't enough room on the street for bicycle lanes.
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Town Council - Town Bike Sharrow - What is This?
The markings are placed approximately where cyclists should be riding. Cyclists should stay in the middle or to the left of the markings.
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Town Council - Town Bike Sharrow - What is This?
Slow down and drive carefully. Because the travel lane is too narrow for safe side-by-side travel by motorists and cyclists, motorists should slow down and either wait for the cyclist to turn off the roadway, or wait until s/he can move into an adjacent travel lane.