Cycle lane road signs can be a blue circles or circular red ring which give a mandatory instruction, a blue or white rectangular road sign that provides information or a red triangular road sign which provides warnings.
See order road signs and warning road signs for further information on these types of signs. Cycle lane road signs are important to not only cyclists but pedestrians and motorists. Motorists must understand the meaning and markings on cycle lane road signs not only for the theory test, the practical driving test, but for general safe driving.
Listed are the most frequently seen road signs on UK roads along with the applicable meaning for each sign. The theory test involves questions on cycle lanes and signs.
RELATED cycle lane and road marking TUTORIALS
- The Road markings and lines tutorial offers a guide on how to best understand and use road markings
- The Cycle lanes tutorial provides a guide for the theory test