All you need to know about bike lane markings
Chances are that you may have noticed new street markings
popping up on roads in and around your area. These markings may raise more
questions in your mind than they answer. Are they pointing me to where I can
ride my bike or are they new type of parking lane? What is with the green
paint?
The answer to all these questions is simple: bike lane markings on the road are intended to create safer conditions for both people
who are driving and biking. They provide an indication that the road is meant
to be shared by multiple users.
There are main four common types of street markings and bike
lanes.
1)
Sharrows
They are a combination of the words share
and arrow. Sharrows are intended to offer a visual reminder that space on the
road is meant to be shared by bikes and cars. They are the areas on the road in
which it is safer for people to bike.
2)
Striped
Bike Lanes
The main goal of striped bike lanes is to
provide a clearer sense of where cyclists should be on the road by creating a
lane for bikes. These lanes are mostly located on the far right side of the
road stripped with white or some other color to draw more attention.
3)
Buffered
Bike Lanes
Buffered bike lanes create a dedicated lane
for bikes. In this lane, some extra space between cyclists and passing cars are
there. These lanes are usually painted as a safeguarded area of 1 or 2 feet.
4)
Protected
Bike Lanes
Protected bike lanes cost more money than
other bike lanes and street markings. They clearly mark out space on the road
for bikes and prevent cars from infringing on that space.
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