I think NYC has stopped doing this as well on new ones and repaints after repaving. I know they've switched to the regular bike stencil (with no helmeted rider) but I am not 100% sure if the arrow has been removed.
Interestingly, DOT says it can’t use the MUTCD-approved“ 🚲 may use full lane sign” because of a state law says bikes must stay as far to the right as practicable.
Instead we get ambiguous shared lane sign, that DOT saysmeans the same thing, but definitely isn’t recognized as such by drivers.
Shared lane is at least better than "Share the Road" which everyone knows to mean "bikers, get out of the way!"
But the sign should be taller and have the bike directly above the car. Side by side is showing something that's impossible in the contexts where it's often used (10' lane).
Yeah and I do not notice any bump effect from riding over these, I think the MMA may be thinner but still achieve a comparable level of durability. To me it also feels like it has better traction.
Vienna uses them a lot, how else can you intuitively indicate that a bike lane is one-way and should not be entered in the wrong direction? Vienna however doesn't use center line markings on bidirectional bike lanes except for special situations
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No arrow on the new bike lane stencil.
The chevrons are still running through intersections with painted, door zone bike lanes.
Perhaps the same fate will befall the chevrons when the painting schedule reaches them.
Instead we get ambiguous shared lane sign, that DOT saysmeans the same thing, but definitely isn’t recognized as such by drivers.
But the sign should be taller and have the bike directly above the car. Side by side is showing something that's impossible in the contexts where it's often used (10' lane).