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2009 Edition Part 9 Figure 9B-2. Regulatory Signs and Plaques for Bicycle Facilities

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Figure 9B-2. Regulatory Signs and Plaques for Bicycle Facilities

This figure illustrates 32 regulatory signs and plaques for bicycle facilities.

R1-1 is shown as an octagonal sign with a white border and the legend "STOP" in white on a red background.

R1-2 is shown as a downward-pointing equilateral triangle with a wide red border and the legend "YIELD" in red on a white background.

R3-17 is shown as a horizontal rectangular black sign with a white border. A white symbol of a bicycle is shown on the top two-thirds of the sign. A white panel is shown on the bottom third of the sign with the words "BIKE LANE" in black.

R3-17aP is shown as a horizontal rectangular white plaque with a black border and the word "AHEAD" in black.

R3-17bP is shown as a horizontal rectangular white plaque with a black border and the word "ENDS" in black.

R4-1 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "DO NOT PASS" in black on three lines.

R4-2 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "PASS WITH CARE" in black on three lines.

R4-3 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT" in black on four lines.

R4-4 is shown as a horizontal rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows the words "BEGIN RIGHT TURN LANE" on two lines above a diagonal arrow pointing down and to the left above the words "YIELD TO BIKES."

R4-7 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. At the top left corner of the sign, a depiction of the plan view of the nose of a traffic island is shown. An upward-pointing arrow is shown on the sign, curving to depict movement to the right of the nose of the island.

R4-11 is shown as a square white sign with a black border and legend. A black symbol of a bicycle is shown on the top half of the sign above the words "MAY USE FULL LANE" in black on two lines.

R4-16 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and the words "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" in black on four lines.

R5-1b is shown as a vertical rectangular red sign with a white border and legend. It shows a white symbol of a bicycle above the words "WRONG WAY" on two lines.

R9-3cP is shown as a square white plaque with a black border and the words "RIDE WITH TRAFFIC" in black on three lines. It is shown directly below the R5-1b sign.

R5-3 is shown as a square white sign with a black border and the words "NO MOTOR VEHICLES" in black on three lines.

R5-6 is shown as a square white sign with a black border. A black symbol of a left-facing bicycle is shown with a red circle and diagonal red slash running from the upper left to the lower right superimposed on it.

R7-9 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a red border and the words "NO PARKING" in a panel in the top fourth of the sign. The word "NO" is shown in large white letters on a red panel in the upper left quadrant of the sign to the left of the word "PARKING" in red. Below this panel, the words "BIKE LANE" in red are shown on two lines.

R7-9a is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a red border and legend. It shows a black letter "P" inside a red circle with a red diagonal slash superimposed on it above the words "BIKE LANE" in red on two lines.

R9-3 is shown as a square white sign with a black border and a black symbol of a walking person inside a red circle with a diagonal red slash superimposed on the symbol.

R9-5 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a symbol of a bicycle above the words "USE PED SIGNAL" on three lines.

R9-6 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a symbol of a bicycle above the words "YIELD TO PEDS" on three lines.

R9-7 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows the word "KEEP" in large letters on the top line, the words "LEFT" and "RIGHT" on the second line, with a symbol of a bicycle under the word "LEFT" and a symbol of a person walking under the word "RIGHT." A vertical black line separates the word "LEFT" and bicycle symbol from the word "RIGHT" and person walking symbol.

R9-13 is shown as a square white sign with a black border and a black symbol of a right-facing helmeted person roller-skating inside a red circle with a diagonal red slash superimposed on the symbol.

R9-14 is shown as a square white sign with a black border and a black symbol of a left-facing horse and rider inside a red circle with a diagonal red slash superimposed on the symbol.

R10-4 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a black symbol of a left-facing hand with an extended index finger pushing a button. This symbol is above the words "PUSH BUTTON FOR GREEN" in black on three lines above a green disc above a left-facing black arrow.

R10-22 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows the words "TO REQUEST GREEN" on the top two lines above the words "WAIT ON" to the left of a symbol of a person on a bicycle superimposed on a vertical black line.

R10-24 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a black symbol of a bicycle above a symbol of a left-facing hand with an extended index finger pushing a button. These symbols are above the words "PUSH BUTTON FOR GREEN LIGHT" in black on four lines.

R10-25 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a black symbol of a left-facing hand with an extended index finger pushing a button. This symbol is above the words "PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON WARNING LIGHTS " in black on five lines.

R10-26 is shown as a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a black symbol of a bicycle above a symbol of a left-facing hand with an extended index finger pushing a button. These symbols are above the words "PUSH BUTTON FOR GREEN LIGHT" in black on four lines above a left-facing black arrow.

R15-1 is shown as composed of two horizontal rectangular white signs placed one on top of the other to form an "x," denoting a crossbuck. In black letters, the word "RAILROAD" is shown on the piece running from northwest to southeast, and the word "CROSSING" is shown on the piece running from southwest to northeast.

R15-2P is shown as an inverted T-shaped white plaque with the numeral "3" in black on the vertical part of the plaque above the word "TRACKS" in black on the horizontal part of the plaque.

R15-8 is shown as a horizontal rectangular white sign with a black border and legend. It shows a two-direction horizontal black arrow above the word "LOOK" in black.

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