2009 Edition Part 9. Traffic Control for Bicycle Facilities

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PART 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 9A.	GENERAL
Section 9A.01	Requirements for Bicyclist Traffic Control Devices
Section 9A.02	Scope
Section 9A.03	Definitions Relating to Bicycles
Section 9A.04	Maintenance
Section 9A.05	Relation to Other Documents
Section 9A.06	Placement Authority
Section 9A.07	Meaning of Standard, Guidance, Option, and Support
Section 9A.08	Colors

CHAPTER 9B.	SIGNS
Section 9B.01	Application and Placement of Signs
Section 9B.02	Design of Bicycle Signs
Section 9B.03	STOP and YIELD Signs (R1-1, R1-2)
Section 9B.04	Bike Lane Signs and Plaques (R3-17, R3-17aP, R3-17bP)
Section 9B.05	BEGIN RIGHT TURN LANE YIELD TO BIKES Sign (R4-4)
Section 9B.06	Bicycles May Use Full Lane Sign (R4-11)
Section 9B.07	Bicycle WRONG WAY Sign and RIDE WITH TRAFFIC Plaque (R5-1b, R9-3cP)
Section 9B.08	NO MOTOR VEHICLES Sign (R5-3)
Section 9B.09	Selective Exclusion Signs
Section 9B.10	No Parking Bike Lane Signs (R7-9, R7-9a)
Section 9B.11	Bicycle Regulatory Signs (R9-5, R9-6, R10-4, R10-24, R10-25, and R10-26)
Section 9B.12	Shared-Use Path Restriction Sign (R9-7)
Section 9B.13	Bicycle Signal Actuation Sign (R10-22)
Section 9B.14	Other Regulatory Signs
Section 9B.15	Turn or Curve Warning Signs (W1 Series)
Section 9B.16	Intersection Warning Signs (W2 Series)
Section 9B.17	Bicycle Surface Condition Warning Sign (W8-10)
Section 9B.18	Bicycle Warning and Combined Bicycle/Pedestrian Signs (W11-1 and W11-15)
Section 9B.19	Other Bicycle Warning Signs
Section 9B.20	Bicycle Guide Signs (D1-1b, D1-1c, D1-2b, D1-2c, D1-3b, D1-3c, D11-1, D11-1c)
Section 9B.21	Bicycle Route Signs (M1-8, M1-8a, M1-9)
Section 9B.22	Bicycle Route Sign Auxiliary Plaques
Section 9B.23	Bicycle Parking Area Sign (D4-3)
Section 9B.24	Reference Location Signs (D10-1 through D10-3) and Intermediate Reference Location Signs (D10-1a through D10-3a)
Section 9B.25	Mode-Specific Guide Signs for Shared-Use Paths (D11-1a, D11-2, D11-3, D11-4)
Section 9B.26	Object Markers

CHAPTER 9C.	MARKINGS
Section 9C.01	Functions of Markings
Section 9C.02	General Principles
Section 9C.03	Marking Patterns and Colors on Shared-Use Paths
Section 9C.04	Markings For Bicycle Lanes
Section 9C.05	Bicycle Detector Symbol
Section 9C.06	Pavement Markings for Obstructions
Section 9C.07	Shared Lane Marking

CHAPTER 9D.	SIGNALS
Section 9D.01	Application
Section 9D.02	Signal Operations for Bicycles

PART 9 FIGURES
CHAPTER 9B.	SIGNS
Figure 9B-1	Sign Placement on Shared-Use Paths
Figure 9B-2	Regulatory Signs and Plaques for Bicycle Facilities
Figure 9B-3	Warning Signs and Plaques and Object Markers for Bicycle Facilities
Figure 9B-4	Guide Signs and Plaques for Bicycle Facilities
Figure 9B-5	Example of Signing for the Beginning and End of a Designated Bicycle Route on a Shared-Use Path
Figure 9B-6	Example of Bicycle Guide Signing
Figure 9B-7	Examples of Signing and Markings for a Shared-Use Path Crossing
Figure 9B-8	Example of Mode-Specific Guide Signing on a Shared-Use Path

CHAPTER 9C.	MARKINGS
Figure 9C-1	Example of Intersection Pavement Markings—Designated Bicycle Lane with Left-Turn Area, Heavy Turn Volumes, Parking, One-Way Traffic, or Divided Highway
Figure 9C-2	Examples of Center Line Markings for Shared-Use Paths
Figure 9C-3	Word, Symbol, and Arrow Pavement Markings for Bicycle Lanes
Figure 9C-4	Example of Bicycle Lane Treatment at a Right Turn Only Lane
Figure 9C-5	Example of Bicycle Lane Treatment at Parking Lane into a Right Turn Only Lane
Figure 9C-6	Example of Pavement Markings for Bicycle Lanes on a Two-Way Street
Figure 9C-7	Bicycle Detector Pavement Marking
Figure 9C-8	Examples of Obstruction Pavement Markings
Figure 9C-9	Shared Lane Marking

PART 9 TABLES
CHAPTER 9B.	SIGNS
Table 9B-1	Bicycle Facility Sign and Plaque Minimum Sizes