<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Paul Johnson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:baloo@ursamundi.org" target="_blank">baloo@ursamundi.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">A sharrow indicates a shared_lane (one of two markings in use in the US; the other being a bicycle symbol by itself with no chevrons, usually accompanied by the "share the road" advisory signs; this may be Oklahoma specific usage as Oklahoma doesn't use sharrows, however).</blockquote>
<div style>Seattle uses sharrows, the bicycle with chevrons and also has a share the road signage program. I don't recall seeing both the sharrow and sign. Initially the signage was to be used at narrow points in the road where there were no alternatives routes for bicycles. </div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Note: from a person who rarely rides a bike and when I do, it's on a trail designated for bikes and pedestrians </div></div><br>-- <br><div>Clifford</div><div><br></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch</div>
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