Sharrows expanding in Newton
A new marking appeared on Old Main Street this week: a bicycle under two chevrons in the roadway’s driving lanes. Social media posts about the new markings expressed concern — those who do not understand what the markings mean, and, wondering why bicyclists would not instead use the sidewalk on a street that some say sees regular breaking of speed limits by drivers. Lori Kessler, with the Harvey County Health Department and the Healthy Harvey Coalition, can answer those questions — starting with what those markings are. They are called “sharrows.” “The best way to describe it is that is to remind cars that bikes can be using the full lane of traffic, that you need to share the road with the bike,” Kessler said.
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