The proposed Bicycle Sign...feedback
Hi G'day,
IMHO I think the blue background is too dull. On the other hand, the yellow background that you normally see on the highway road signs will be more visible. Nevertheless, it is indeed the right direction G Club is heading.
Cheers
SK
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If it is, could I suggest having the CIMB logo curving on the top of the bicycle and the Gclub and Rotary logos curving around the bottom or vice versa. I think this is better visually plus you only have to put up one sign instead of two on a post.
Just my 2 cents.
ps. Agree with SK. Yellow background is more visible.
If we have our way we could have a real fanciful signs. The initial emblems submitted to the authorities was a bicycle emblem with logos and wordings within the round plate. It was rejected. NIghtrider is right. The approving authorities have certain criterions and one of them is blue background with only the bicycle emblem even the diameter minimum of 600mm and std of 750mm. The rectangular signs with CIMB and rotary and g club was an afterthought after the first rejection.
Bumped into this article when I was browsing Dave Moulton's blog. I think it should be useful for G-Club bicyle sign project. Original link: Sharrows.
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Sharrows is a new buzz word I notice popping up in bicycle related news stories.
The word is short for “Shared Lane Arrows.”
These are already in place or are proposed in cities like LA and Long Beach, California and Portland, Oregon.
I have also read of proposals for using Sharrows in Yonkers, NY., and New Haven, Connecticut.
The picture (Left.) shows them already in use in Austin, Texas.
They are cheaper to install than a bike lane. When you designate space for a bike lane, it sometimes means car parking is lost, much to the chagrin of local businesses.
It also means all the other traffic lanes have to be moved over; in other words the whole road has to be restriped.
A Sharrow can be simply placed in an existing lane at appropriate intervals. It lets motorists know that cyclists have a right to share that lane, and as illustrated in the picture above, where there are parked cars cyclists can move to the center of the lane to avoid the real danger of opening car doors.
On the downside, when these arrows start appearing without adequate signage or public notification, it just confuses the hell out of car drivers, because they don’t know if they can use that lane or not. I heard this happened in Long Beach, California; drivers got confused, frustrated and angry.
Education is really the whole crux of the matter. Experienced cyclists already know they have a right to use the lane, and ride down the middle if for example, there are parked cars present; they don’t need a painted arrow to tell them. Sharrows are more to let motorists know that cyclists may be present.
Personally, I like the idea of a shared lane, rather than a bike lane. Bike lanes get parked in, all the debris, broken glass and crap, gets swept into a bike lane by passing traffic. You are in more danger of getting “Right Hooked” in a bike lane, or hit by a car pulling onto the road.
Dear SK,
I think that is the standard sign for bicycles on the road in Malaysia. Other countries might have a different one.
Attached below :
This sign was designed for US roads.
I guess we have not many choices when it comes to road signs... but then I may be wrong...
If we take a look at the road sign for "students crossing" near the schools in Malaysia, the are mostly having yellow background. I think they do accept yellow.
I had a quick browse of the net and found a few interesting bicycle signs. It appears to me that there are no standard signs for bicycles, unlike signs for motorists. Also, it looks like all sort of colors are used for the background, like green, brown, black and yellow. But it's also worth noting that yellow background with black text are widely used in most road signs. And another issue we face here is should English or BM be used for text? I believe using more symbols and less text is a good approach to making road signs...