MUTCD R10-40a · Regulatory signs
Mandatory through movement for bicycle signal
What it means
Indicates mandatory through movement for bicycle signal.
What to do about it
It is a regulatory sign: it states a law you must obey, not a suggestion. Ignoring it is a citable violation. (MUTCD R10-40a.)
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Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the regulatory signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- R10-30 Requires right turn on red to yield to U-turning vehicles
- R10-31P Supplemental plaque indicating rule applies at signal location
- R10-32P Instructions to push button for 2 seconds to get extra crossing time
- R10-40 Mandatory turn movement for bicycle signal
- R10-41 Optional through and turn movements for bicycle signal
- R10-41a Optional left and right turn movements for bicycle signal
