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IndlanaPOHS Gregory A.Ballard,Mayor 3o-z6zoii <br /> Z413,U S TLzIrl I <br /> Department of Public Works <br /> SHARED ROADWAY MARKINGS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS <br /> For the health of our citizens, to improve our ON SOME STREETS,BICYCLISTS RIDING OVER THIS <br /> environment and to save transportation costs,the City <br /> of Indianapolis is encouraging more people to get out MARRING ILLp�TAKE THE ENTIRE LANE. AREN'T <br /> of their cars and start riding their bikes. To further THEY SUPPOSED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT? <br /> that effort,Indianapolis continues to extend bike lanes Ph <br /> and trails in more areas of the city each year. <br /> Not always.Bicyclists are to stay to the right except to <br /> In a community that is safe, convenient and pleasant pass other bicyclists or vehicles, to prepare to make <br /> for bicycling, more people' choose to bicycle for a left turn or when necessary to avoid conditions <br /> recreation and transportation. This helps improve that make it unsafe to continue along the right, <br /> fitness, health and air quality and creates a greater including fixed or moving objects, surface hazards or <br /> sense of community. substandard width lanes too narrow for a bicycle and <br /> vehicle to travel side by side.Moving to the left in the <br /> lane to avoid car doors, for instance, even if it means <br /> WHAT DO THE MARKINGS OF A BIKE WITH TWO taking the entire lane,is permitted. <br /> ARROWS ABOVE IT ON THE STREETS MEAN? <br /> ., ,. WHY DO I NEED TO LOOK BEHIND ME BEFORE <br /> These are Shared Roadway, or "Sharrow," bicycle <br /> markings, which are intended to help bicyclists OPENING MY EAR DOOR WHEN PARKED HEAR <br /> position themselves away from parked cars, to A BIKE LANE? CAN'T THE BICYCLISTS LOOK <br /> avoid being struck by suddenly opened car doors �g �r $ �} <br /> and to alert other road users to expect bicyclists INTO PARKED EARS AS THEY RIDE TO SEE IF <br /> to occupy travel lanes. These markings will also be SOMEONE IS ABOUT O OPEN THE DOOR? <br /> used in situations where it may not be obvious where <br /> bicyclists should be riding, such as at intersections Bicyclists, like all road users, need to constantly scan <br /> with multiple turn lanes. the entire roadway for safety. Checking every car for <br /> a driver is difficult to do while paying attention to the <br /> road. Also, it is often impossible to see drivers due to <br /> large parked vehicles blocking the view of other parked <br /> pY vehicles, tinted windows, headrests, etc. Motorists <br /> wwwln�:� E;keways should check their side view mirror or look back prior <br /> '' to opening their door. It is the driver's responsibility <br /> Yt wh <br /> should any collision occur. <br /> Continued on next page. <br /> Mayor Ballard launched Sustainindy and created the Office of Sustainability in October 2008.Sustainlnd y is a bold and Innovative <br /> enterprise aimed at delivering long-term cost savings to the City, building the local economy, improving our quality of life and <br /> enhancing our environmental and public health. its efforts are designed to aggressively move Indianapolis forward in making it <br /> one of the most sustainable cities in the Midwest. <br /> www.sustainindy.org <br />