29.16 Mitigating Heavy Vehicle Conflicts with Bicycles Heavy vehicle operators find it difficult to spot bicyclists riding close to their vehicles. Often, bicyclists are unaware these drivers rely on mirrors to detect other users and thus have significant blind zones....
29.14 Shared Bus – Bicycle Lanes Dedicated lanes reserved for buses, bicycles, and potentially right-turning vehicles are called shared bus-bicycle lanes. Differences in the sizes and travel speeds of buses, vehicles, and bicycles may engender unsafe interactions and...
29.12 Shared Use Lanes Road lanes designated for use by bicyclists and vehicles are called shared use lanes. They can be installed in several locations: Bicycle boulevards Traffic calmed streets with design speeds < 25 mph On downhill segments Within single or...
29.10 Contraflow Bicycle Lanes Contraflow bicycle lanes are dedicated bicycle lanes located on the left side of a one-way street that let bicyclists ride against the flow of traffic. They are an option where installing a bicycle lane that goes with the flow of traffic...
29.8 Seperated Bicycle Lanes Separated bicycle lanes parallel roads but are physically separated from vehicle traffic. Common barriers used for this purpose include curb separations, landscaped medians, flexible delineators, bollards, or other vertical structures....
29.6 Bicycle Lanes Most bicyclists prefer bicycle lanes that are physically separated from through lanes. However, dedicated bicycle lanes that are not physical separated also reduce crash potential, lower the risk of bicycles striking the doors of parked cars, and...
