Used in a sentence: "We need more sharrows in this town!"
Now that I'm back to biking again (twice a week currently ... about to be four times a week soon ... with a goal of six times a week this fall), I'm much more keenly aware of the concept of sharrows.
Turns out that not all roadways have lanes big enough for a separate bike lane, so these signs painted on certain streets are the way to inform car-driving folks that, so long as that arrow is visible, the space should be *shared* between cars AND bikes.
With Florida being the absolute deadliest state in which to ride a bike ("luckily", other towns in Florida than mine are in the ten worst cities list), the more sharrows we have, the safer I'm going to feel.
MORE SHARROWS PLEASE:
http://luxurylivingfortlauderdale.com/fort-lauderdale-sharrows-bicyclists/
THE LAW OF THE SHARROW:
http://flbikelaw.org/2013/07/sharrows-and-bmufl-signs/
FLORIDA GETS TOP HONORS ... FOR DEADLIEST STATE IN WHICH TO BIKE:
http://www.attorneybrianwhite.com/cyclists-beware-10-statistically-fatal-bicycling-routes-in-the-u-s.php
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