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Bicycles and pedestriansQuestion 217 of 223
Green box on gray pavement with a white bicycle symbol, between two white lines across the road

What is the purpose of the marked area with a bicycle symbol in front of the stop line?

  1. To make stopped bicycles easier to see at a red signal
  2. To give cars a second place to stop
  3. To mark a place for bicycles to park
  4. To show a lane that is closed to traffic
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Correct answer: To make stopped bicycles easier to see at a red signal

This is a bike box. Bicycles wait in it at a red signal, where drivers behind the box can see them.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 9E.12 Bicycle Box, page 1146

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026