Committee Charge   

Committee Membership 

Meetings:
The Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee meets jointly with the Friends of Lexington Bikeways on the 2^nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Room 111 of the Town Office Building. 

Check the public meetings calendar for specific meeting dates.

The Town included a Safer Roads in Lexington flyer in this month's tax bill.  The flyer describes bicycle markings and signage on Lexington streets and outlines State laws for cyclists and motorists. 

• bicycles are legal vehicles and have the same rights as cars in the Commonwealth
• at the same time, bicyclists must follow the rules of the road

One sentence in the flyer needs to be clarified.  It says, "Motorists must yield to oncoming bicyclists making a left turn."  The actual State law requires vehicles turning left to yield to oncoming vehicles, including bicycles – thus the statement should read, "Motorists making a left turn must yield to oncoming bicyclists." 

What are these new markings on
Worthen Road & Spring Street?

Sharrows! - short for
"shared lane pavement markings."

The image of a bicycle with a series of chevrons
indicates that motorists and cyclists are to share
the travel lane.

Under Massachusetts General Law, 
a bicyclist may use the full traffic lane
in order to avoid car doors, debris, bad
pavement, or other hazards.