In an effort to coax cyclists off the sidewalks and into the streets where they belong, green painted bike lanes with sharrows were installed on 2nd Street in Belmont Shore along with modified "Share the Road" signs.

This treatment was installed between Livingston and Bayshore Avenue to raise motorists' and cyclists' awareness that the right hand lane should be shared by both cars and bicycles. Riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is unlawful in Belmont Shore and any Long Beach business district, but cyclists often do so because they don't feel safe riding their bicycles in the street. There is not room to install a painted bike lane on 2nd Street, and motorists as well as cyclists are often not aware that the right traffic lane should be shared. This treatment is designed to raise and reinforce that awareness.

Questions? 
Click here to read "Frequently Asked Questions" on sharrows.

Video:
Click here to ride the sharrows in real time with Long Beach cyclist, Russ Roca.

Photos:
See pictures of the sharrows below and by visiting us on Facebook here.

Press Coverage: 

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12700564

http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/06/29/cyclists-pumped-about-long-beachs-green-sharrows/

http://www.lbpost.com/brian/7156