What does this sign mean?
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Bikes must yield to peds, below a stop sign. I mean isn’t every vehicle supposed to yield to any ped in the xwalk, even after stopping, as all vehicles are required to?
Possibilities
A. Bikes are required to yield, but cars don’t have to, after a full stop. This seems very unlikely
B. Bikes are NOT required to stop, but must instead yield to pedestrians. IE, the Delaware Yield, by exception.C. The Delaware yield is not legal here, but since many people on bikes will do that anyway, its a reminder that they should yield to pedestrians
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Ken,
Not sure where your sign was located, but I noticed a number of those signs along the new 15th Street protected bike lanes today. They were at both controlled and uncontrolled crosswalks. I am guessing they are a reminder for people biking to watch out for and yield to people walking in the crosswalks.
@CaseyKane50 216174 wrote:
Ken,
Not sure where your sign was located, but I noticed a number of those signs along the new 15th Street protected bike lanes today. They were at both controlled and uncontrolled crosswalks. I am guessing they are a reminder for people biking to watch out for and yield to people walking in the crosswalks.
They are all along the new PBL’s on New Jersey Aveue SE, between Eye Street and M Street. They may well be simple reminders, with no added legal meaning (my case C) whether prompted by someone’s complaint as MStone suggests, or not.
It still seems odd to me to add such a reminder, when there is already a stop sign, and when ALL vehicles must watch out for and yield to peds in crosswalks (in fact to stop for them, IIUC DC law correctly) but I can understand the reason, and I don’t object. Just found it notable.
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