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| Keywords: Washington State law expressly protects people riding bicycles in crosswalks, but MUTCD crossing signs refer only to pedestrians, not bicycles. Many drivers do not know they must stop for bicycles in crosswalks in Washington. (Especially since Washington's law is unusual, and Washington attracts many people from states that do not protect cyclists in crosswalks, or even prohibit the use of crosswalks by bicycles.) Modified signs could help inform drivers of the laws they're required to follow in Washington. RCW 46.61.235 Crosswalks. (1) The operator of an approaching vehicle shall stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian or bicycle to cross the roadway within an unmarked or marked crosswalk .... (Yes, this was a quick Powerpoint hack, the fonts are wrong and the borders don't line up quite right.) Washington State law expressly protects people riding bicycles in crosswalks, but MUTCD crossing signs refer only to pedestrians, not bicycles. Many drivers do not know they must stop for bicycles in crosswalks in Washington. (Especially since Washington's law is unusual, and Washington attracts many people from states that do not protect cyclists in crosswalks, or even prohibit the use of crosswalks by bicycles.) Modified signs could help inform drivers of the laws they're required to follow in Washington. RCW 46.61.235 Crosswalks. (1) The operator of an approaching vehicle shall stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian or bicycle to cross the roadway within an unmarked or marked crosswalk .... (Yes, this was a quick Powerpoint hack, the fonts are wrong and the borders don't line up quite right.) | ||||
