Maryland Should Approve Both Versions of the Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign

from TheWashCycle By Jack Cochrane
[Just to give you a heads up on a issue.]
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In addition to the yellow Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign, SHA staff also brought a yellow sign to the meeting with the message "Bicycles May Be in Roadway." That sign is not a suitable substitute for the yellow Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign. First, it does not express the fact that bicyclists may use the full lane, which is what we need. Second, telling road users that cyclists may ("are allowed to") be in the roadway could leave the impression that they are not allowed to be on roads where the sign is not posted. If SHA approves that sign in addition to the yellow and white versions of Bicycles May Use Full Lane, that is okay; but I would much rather have the sign say "Bicycles in Roadway" than "Bicycles May Be in Roadway."
Advocates need to stand up for having a yellow Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign as well as the white R4-11 version. As WABA has pointed out, 700 people sent letters asking SHA to approve such a sign. Their concern was clearly to get these signs posted throughout the state along the roads where they ride, not the shape or color of the sign.
(Jack Cochrane is Chair of Montgomery Bicycle Advocates, also known as “MoBike”)

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https://www.thewashcycle.com/2011/08/maryland-should-approve-both-versions-of-the-bicycles-may-use-full-lane-sign.htmloldId.20110824153355527