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Road & traffic signs and cyclists Book

DENMARK

A 21 Warning sign for motorists about cyclists on the road

C 25.1 Cyclists prohibited

D 26 + D 27 Mandatory signs (used wherethere are seperate paths, to show who can legally use them and where they should move -common path / divided path )

E 21,1 Recommended route for path users

U 5 Signs to make exceptions for cyclists – e.g. when the head sign says“One way street” there can be an exception for cyclists

UB 11,2 Used as a subsign for the yield sign (duty to give way to appoaching traffic)to show there can be crossing cyclists in both directions

Beside these signs we have a cyclistsymbol to put on the road, so the motorists become aware ofthe cyclists. It is also used on bicycle tracks.

In crossings we have the possibility of putting a coloured areal where cyclists move (most often itis blue) with the cyclistsymbol.

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ITALY

Road marks(R.E.: Regolamento di Esecuzione del Codice della Strada)

Cycle road crossings (fig II 437 Art. 146 R.E.)

Symbol on paving (yellow) (fig II 442/b Art 140 R.E.)

Stripes indicating cycle tracks (white and yellow)

(fig II 4278/b Art 140. R.E.)

Road signs

Start/ End of cycling track (Fig II 90-91 Art 122 R.E.)

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Start/ End of cycling track by the sidewalk (Fig II 92/a-93/a Art 122 R.E.)

Start/ End of both cyclists and pedestrians(Fig II 92/a-93/a Art 122 R.E.)

Cycle road crossing (fig II 324 Art 135 R.E.)

Pedestrian areas: this is the road sign for pedestrians. Nevertheless, here can circulate, as per present law, pedestrians, cyclists, electrical motorcycles, handicapped people vehicles, emergency vehicles.

Light lanterns for bicycles (fig II 456 Art 163 & 460 Art 165 R.E.)

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GERMANY

compulsory traffic signs (StVO –German law of road traffic)

Sign for use of motorists only:

Signs for use of cyclists, motorists and pedestrians:

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Sign combinations:

Road marks, especially on dangerous places:

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CYPRUS

Cyprus road user guide, English translation

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RULES FOR PEDAL CYCLiSTS

8o. Use, where these exist, the pedal cycle passageway 81. Cycle one behind the other. Do not swerve sharply on the roads. 82. Hold the handlebar firmly with both hands. 83. Do not carry anything which prevents you from cycling safely. Do not carry very heavy, too long or too wide objects on your bicycle. 84. Carrying a passenger on a pedal cycle is dangerous. 85. When traffic is stopped do not take the risk of slipping through a narrow space between vehicles. Keep your position in the queue. 86. Do not overtake on the left. 87. Do not hold on to another vehicle or cyclist. 88. Keep a distance behind other moving vehicles. 89. Do not ride a bicycle too big for you. 90. Take special care in bad weather and slippery roads. If you fall, you may be hit by anothervehicle. 91. Do not allow young children to ride a big bicycle on public roads. The wisest through is not

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allow young children to ride bicycles on public roads at all. 92. Equip your bicycle with good brakes which you should maintain in good condition always. 93. Dye the tail of the rear mudguard of your bicycle in white and also fix a red reflector to it atthe same place. 94. Give the right signals and show discipline to traffic signs and the signals given by policemen.

What the law demands

The main points of the law relating to road safety are the following:

To pedestrians: When walking or standing on the road use the edge of the road so as not to prevent or interruptor lock the free movement of other pedestrians or vehicles.

To pedal cyclists1. Ensure that your bicycle:

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(a) is equipped with a bell in good operating order.(b) has brakes on both wheels in good working order.

(c) During darkness or in the interval between half hour after sunset and half hour beforesunrise, you display adequate white light in the front and red reflector or red light in the rearmudwing of your bicycle. The tail of your rear mudwing should also be painted white.

2. You must

(a) Keep to the left hand side of the road. (b) When pushing your bicycle keep to the left hand side of the road and keep your bicycle asnear you as possible so as not to cause obstruction to others. (c) Reduce your speed when being overtaken. (d) Comply with traffic signs as well as signals and directions given by policemen regulatingtraffic. Give the right signals yourself. (e) Follow with discipline all directions given by policemen in uniform. (f) Reduce your speed to safety limits when approaching corners or road junctions. (g) Hold the handlebars with both hands except when you are giving a signal. (h) When entering a major road stop or reduce your speed and allow space for other vehiclesusing the road.(i) Give your real name and address and the name and address of the owner of the bicycle ifasked by a policemen in uniform, or in the event of an accident.

3. You MUST NOT (a) Ride side by side with another vehicle or bicycle. (b) Sit in any other place than the saddle of the bicycle. (c) Pull another bicycle whilst riding. (d) Ride or push your bicycle on the pavement. (e) Push your bicycle side by side with another person also pushing his bicycle or riding it or pushyour vehicle in such a way as to prevent, interrupt or cause inconvenience to traffic. f) Hold onto another vehicle in motion, for any reason whatever. (g) Convey passengers contrary to the provision of the law. (h) Convey loads contrary to the provision of the law.(j) Drive dangerously or with speed so as to endanger human life.(k) Drive carelessly and without respect to other road users.

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HUNGARY

/ Give way (9. picture). The traffic sign indicates that at the crossroad have to give way in thecrossing (feeder) road- respectively, if there is an additional board with the sketch of the ground-plan of the crossroad- for the vehicle arriving on the road indicated with the thick line (10.picture). If there is a sign referring to bicycle-traffic on the additional board (10/a. picture), in thiscase must give way to the cyclist coming through the part of the road which is marked with theroad sign for bicycle-traffic.

10/a. ábra

/ Cycle path (26. picture). The traffic sign indicates, that the two-wheeled bicycles can just goon the cycle path, car with outboard motor for disabled people, powered wheelchair and two-wheeled motor-assisted bicycle in open country can use the cycle path, if it is not against thetraffic sing. Two-wheeled motor assisted bicycle, powered wheelchair can go 20km/h at most onthe cycle path. On the cycle path transport for other vehicle is prohibited.

26. ábra

The end of the cycle path (26/a. picture)

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Bicycles and motor assisted bicycles

54. § (1) With the bicycle can go on the cycle path, on the bicycle lane, on the bus traffic lane ifthere is a sign referring to it. Where no cycle path, bicycle lane or bus traffic lane is, can go onthe lay-by or on the shoulder right for cycling, respectively close to the right side of the roadwayif the road and traffic conditions make it possible.

(2) On that road in the town, where the roadway is unsuitable for bicycle-traffic, furthermorewhere according to the a) point of the (7) paragraph it is prohibited, can go with the bicycle onthe pavement without disturbing the pedestrian traffic and at the speed of 10 km/h at most.

(3) With the bicycle on the shoulder, on the roadway and on the pavement ought to go just inone line.

(4) With the bicyclea) from the bicycle lane except, if the traffic sign gives instructions, furthermore if the bicycle

lane was placed near to the bisecting line with a view to turning to left - orb) in open country from the principal road can not turn to left or turn round, furthermorec) from the cycle path to the road being parallel to it ought not to turn to left. The cyclist has to

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get off the bicycle and cross the road by pushing it – according to the rules for pedestrian traffic(5) On the pillion of the bicycle the driver being older than 18 years can carry one child being

younger than 10 years. Otherwise a person ought not to be carried on the bicycle.(6) The bicycle has to be illuminated with the lamps determined in separate law at night and

under limited visibility(7)It is forbidden toa)ride a bicycle on the principal road for a person being younger than 12 years.b)ride a bicycle with the wheel being released,c)connect a side-car and other vehicle on tow to the bicycle except the trailer for bicycle,d)tow the bicycle with other vehicle, respectively with an animale)carry a thing standing outside, forward and backward more than 1 meter, preventing the

driver from driving or endangering the the security of persons and property.f)drive an animal with the bicycle(8) The instruction in the (1) and (3) paragraph, c) point of the (4) paragraph as well as the b)-f)

points of the (7) paragraph should be used for motor assisted bicycles, but ought not toa)go with motor assisted bicycle on the bicycle lane in townb) carry a passenger on the motor assisted bicyclec)connect a trailer to the motor assisted bicycle

a) „Ahead only” (17-19. picture), the sign indicates that it has to go on at the crossroad in thedirection of (in one of the directions)showed on the traffic sign. The additional board (18/d.picture) showing a bus or a bicycle and arrow (arrows) placed under the traffic signindicates that the bus that is running on schedule or cyclist can go on in the direction of thearrow on the additional board showing the symbol of the vehicle.

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i) Footpath and cycle path (26/d. and 26/e. picture)

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j) The end of the footpath and the cycle path (26/f. and 26/g. picture)

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26/g. ábra

i/1. Pedestrian and cycling zone (26/j. picture). The traffic sign indicates the start of such anarea, which roads are served for traffic of the pedestrians and the cyclists, the traffic of othervehicles in that zone is forbidden. The cyclists have to go on that part of the road which isseparated with the roadsigns or marked with different road surface, at the speed of 20 km/h atmost. On other parts of the road the cyclists can go at the speed of 10 km/h at most, withoutendangering the pedestrians. On the road designated for cyclists pedestrians can not go. If thereis an additional board with a period under the traffic board -besides the period indicated – thevehicles of the people living there and the vehicles of those people who have the permission ofthe public road operator can go in the zone at the speed of 10 km/h at most. During the periodindicated on the additional board, waiting in that zone is prohibited. The vehicle carrying ahandicapped person can go and wait in this zone, if the conditions of this are adequate.

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j/1. The end of the pedestrian and cycling zone (26/k) picture)

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v) No entry with the bicycle (49. picture)

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(15) If under the traffic sign mentioned in the a), b) n) and z) points of the (1) paragraph as peron the additional board of the 59/a. picture there is a picture showing a bus and/or a bicycle, theprohibition signed with the traffic sign doesn’t refer to the bus running on schedule and thebicycle.

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59/a. ábra

z/2. Cyclists (95/b. picture). The traffic sign indicates that it has to reckon with cyclists on theroadway to a greater extent.

z/3. The additional board under the traffic sign mentioned at the point of z/2. indicates thatthere is such a crossroad on the road where it has to reckon with cyclists going transversal to agreater extent.

95/b. ábra

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b) One-way street (104-105. picture)

c/1. Dead end with the possibility of going on for cyclists (106/a picture). The traffic signindicates that the going on for cyclists is ensured.

f/1. Cycling indirect connection (116/a. picture) the traffic sign indicates that at the crossroadthe cyclist has to get off and get into the vehicles going on the right side of crossing roadaccording to the direction and pass through at the crossroad if the cyclist wishes to go on left.

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116/a. ábra

g/1. The bicycle lane (117/a. picture). The traffic sign indicates the place of the bicycle lane onthe roadway and the direction of those being on the road.

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g/2. The end of the bicycle lane (117/b picture)

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g/3. Traffic lane for buses that can be even used by cyclists (117/c. picture). The traffic signindicates that the traffic of the cyclists is allowed to on the traffic lane for buses.

117/c. ábra

g/4. Cycle path next to the road (117/d. and 117/e. picture)

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117/e. ábra

g/5. The end of the cycle path next to the road (117/f. picture)

x/1. Cycling direction sign (142/a., 142/b. picture)

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SPAIN

Horizontal signals consist of cycle-specific traffic signals painted onto the surfaces of the cyclelanes while the vertical signals are indicative signals.

In all cases the signals obey Spanish state law as established in The Traffic, Motor VehicleCirculation and Highway Traffic Law passed by March 2nd’s Royal Decree RDL 339/1.990, andin the General Traffic Law for the Extension and Development of the Law’s Articulated Text,passed by Royal Decree RD 1428/2.003, in which highly important cyclist-safety relatedissues are introduced.

NETHERLANDSPOLANDGREECE

No information provided.

RC – 23-09-04

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