A Bicycle Path (or Cycle Path) is a track, path, track or lane designated for use by cyclists from which motorised traffic is generally excluded.
Australian Road Rules
The Australian Road Rules define a bicycle path as a "length of path beginning at a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking, and ending at the nearest of the following:
(a) an end bicycle path sign or end bicycle path road marking;
(b) a separated footpath sign or separated footpath road marking;
(c) a road (except a road-related area);
(d) the end of the path.
Austroads
The Austroads Glossary of Terms defines a bicycle path as "a path or path section intended for the exclusive use of cyclists."
Related Pages
- Bicycle Activity Area
- Bicycle Lane
- Bicycle Plan
- Bicycle Strategy
- Bikeway
- Cycleway
- Path
- Pathway
- Public Road
- Road
- Separated Footpath
Contributors
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External Links & References
- Bike Qld
- Wikipedia
- Google Search
- Australian Road Rules Regulation 239 (Austlii)
- Melbourne Bicycle Path Network (Big Yak)
- Is cycling safe? Yes, much more than we thought - Sara Stace (March 2016)