914.2 Regulatory Signs (MUTCD Chapter 9B)
914.2.1 STOP Sign (R1-1) (MUTCD Section 9B.01)
Standard. STOP (R1-1) signs shall be installed on bicycle facilities at points where bicyclists are required to stop, such as where a shared use path crosses a state-maintained roadway.
A STOP sign shall not be installed in conjunction with a bicycle signal face (see EPG 902.8).
Option. Larger signs may be used on shared-use paths and separated bikeways for added emphasis.
Guidance. Where conditions require shared-use path users or bicyclists on separated bikeways, but not roadway users, to stop or yield, the STOP sign should be placed or shielded so that it is not readily visible to roadway users.
914.2.2 Advance Intersection Lane Control Signs (R3-8 Series) for Bicycle Lanes (MUTCD Section 9B.03)
Option. Advance Intersection Lane Control (R3-8 series) signs (see EPG 903.2.28) may display the arrangement of a conventional or buffer-separated bicycle lane in relation to other lanes in the same direction that are present on a roadway approach to an intersection.
Support. The number and combination of permissible movements by both the motor vehicle and the bicycle on the same approach to an intersection might be practically limited by the amount of information that can be legibly displayed on signs or in signing sequences and still be readily comprehended by road users. The excessive display of all movements by more than one mode can result in unwieldy signs that are difficult to locate and install.
Guidance. On an approach to an intersection with complex geometry that can include multiple through lanes and multiple turn lanes and also includes a bicycle lane, consideration should be given to displaying all allowable movements on separate signs, such as using Mandatory Movement Lane Control (R3-5) signs (see EPG 903.2.26) for the through lanes and Mandatory Movement Lane Control (R3-7) signs (see EPG 903.2.26) for the turn lanes, and guide signs for bicycle routes (see EPG 914.4.1 through EPG 914.4.3) and Bicycle Route Sign auxiliary plaques (see EPG 914.4.4) for the bicycle movement.
Standard. The portion of the sign face for the bicycle lane shall be limited to the relationship of the bicycle lane to the other lanes on the roadway approach to the intersection. The portion of the sign face for the bicycle lane shall not be modified to display specific, supplementary information about the bicycle lane such as bicycle lane extensions, contiguous buffer spaces, or other ancillary bicycle operations such as two-stage turn boxes or bicycle boxes.
Counter-flow bicycle lanes shall not be displayed on Advance Intersection Lane Control signs.
The shared-lane marking symbol shall not be displayed on Advance Intersection Lane Control signs.
Shared-use paths shall not be displayed on Advance Intersection Lane Control signs.
Advance Intersection Lane Control signs that display the bicycle lane shall use a contrasting white legend on a black background for the bicycle lane (see EPG 903.2.28). The portion of the display for the bicycle lane shall not use the color green on the sign face in an attempt to be consistent with the green-colored pavement that might be present on the intersection approach.
914.2.3 Bicycle Lane Signs and Plaques (R3-17, R3-17aP, and R3-17bP) (MUTCD Section 9B.04)
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Standard. The Bike Lane (R3-17) sign and the AHEAD (R3-17aP), and ENDS (R3-17bP) plaques shall be used only in conjunction with marked bicycle lanes as described in EPG 914.5.1, 914.5.6, and 914.5.7.
Guidance. If used, Bicycle Lane signs and plaques should be located at the beginning of the bicycle lane and in advance of the downstream end of the bicycle lane.
Option. Additional Bicycle Lane signs and plaques may be used at periodic intervals along the bicycle lane as determined by engineering judgment based on the operating speed of bicycle and other traffic, block length, distances from adjacent intersections, and other considerations.
The AHEAD (R3-17aP) or ENDS (R3-17bP) plaque, mounted directly below a regulatory sign, may be used to inform road users of the location where a regulatory condition begins or ends.
Support. EPG 914.2.1 contains information on displaying the bicycle lane on Advance Intersection Lane Control signs.
914.2.4 BEGIN RIGHT TURN LANE YIELD TO BIKES Sign (R4-4) (MUTCD Section 9B.05)
Option. Where motor vehicles entering a mandatory right-turn lane must weave across bicyclists in bicycle lanes, the BEGIN RIGHT TURN LANE YIELD TO BIKES (R4-4) sign may be used to inform both the motorist and the bicyclist of this weaving maneuver (see Figures 914.5.2.1 through 914.5.2.4).
Guidance. The R4-4 sign should not be used when bicyclists need to move left because of a right-turn lane drop situation.
914.2.5 NO MOTOR VEHICLES Sign (R5-3) (MUTCD Section 9B.07)
Option. The NO MOTOR VEHICLES (R5-3) sign may be installed at the entrance to a shared-use path.
914.2.6 Bicycles Allowed Use of Full Lane Sign (R9-20) (MUTCD Section 9B.14)
Support. The Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC) defines a “substandard width lane” as a “lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the same lane.”
Option. The Bicycles Allowed Use of Full Lane (R9-20) sign may be used on roadways where no bicycle lanes or adjacent shoulders usable by bicycles are present and where travel lanes are too narrow for bicycles and motor vehicles to operate side-by-side.
The Bicycles Allowed Use of Full Lane sign may be used in locations where it is important to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane.
EPG 914.5.8 describes a shared-lane marking that may be used in addition to or instead of the Bicycles Allowed Use of Full Lane sign to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane.
914.2.7 Bicycles Use Shoulder Only Sign (R9-21) (MUTCD Section 9B.16)
Option. The Bicycles Use Shoulder Only (R9-21) sign may be used to designate locations on a freeway or expressway where bicycles are allowed, but must remain on an available and usable shoulder.
Guidance. The Bicycles Use Shoulder Only sign should be limited to use on freeways and expressways.
The Bicycles Use Shoulder Only sign should be placed adjacent to the entrance ramp or entrance to the freeway at or near the location where the full-width shoulder resumes beyond the entrance ramp taper.
914.2.8 Bicycle Actuation Signs (R10-4 and R10-25) (MUTCD Section 9B.20)
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Option. Where bicycles are not controlled by pedestrian signal indications, the R10-4, R10-24, or R10-26 sign (see EPG 903.2.47) may be used.
Guidance. If used, the R10-4 sign should be installed in the vicinity of where bicycles will be crossing the street.
Option. If bicycles are crossing a roadway where In-Roadway Warning Lights (see EPG 902.20.2) or other warning lights or beacons have been provided, the R10-25 sign may be used.
914.2.9 Left Turn Yield to Bicycles Sign (R10-12b) (MUTCD Section 9B.21)
Support. EPG 903.2.48 contains provisions on the placement and use of regulatory Traffic Signal signs.
914.2.10 Bicycle Signal Signs (R10-40, R10-40a, R10-41, R10-41a, R10-41b, and R10-41c) (MUTCD Section 9B.22)
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Support. The purposes of the Bicycle Signal signs are to inform road users that the signal indications in the bicycle signal face are intended only for bicyclists, and to inform bicyclists which specific bicycle movements are controlled by the bicycle signal face.
EPG 902.8.3 contains information on signs that are used in conjunction with bicycle signal faces.
Standard. The Bicycle Signal – Mandatory Movement (R10-40 or R10-40a) sign or the Bicycle Signal – Optional Movement (R10-41, R10-41a, R10-41b, or R10-41c) sign shall require bicycles to turn, shall permit turns where such turns would otherwise not be allowed, shall require a bicycle to stay in the same lane and proceed straight through an intersection, or shall indicate allowed movements when a GREEN BICYCLE signal indication is displayed on a bicycle signal face.
914.2.11 Other Regulatory Signs (MUTCD Section 9B.24)
Option. Other regulatory signs described in EPG 902.2 and EPG 913.2 may be installed on bicycle facilities as appropriate.