Bike and pedestrian definitions — Delaware Permit Test

In Delaware, a bike box is a marked area at the head of a traffic lane at an intersection that gives cyclists a safe way to turn and to get ahead of traffic.

A driver who stops in the bike box takes the space a cyclist needs to wait where drivers can see them.

“Bike Box” means a designated area at the head of a traffic lane at intersections that provides bicyclists with a safe way to turn and a visible way to get ahead of traffic.

In Delaware, a safety zone is an area officially set aside within a highway for the use of pedestrians only, and marked as such.

A driver who rolls through a marked safety zone puts a car where people on foot were told they could stand.

“Safety Zone” means an area officially set aside within a highway for exclusive use of pedestrians and so marked.

Delaware defines a two-way cycle track as a physically separated bike path that lets cyclists ride in both directions on one side of the road.

A driver turning across a two-way cycle track who looks only one way can hit a cyclist coming from the other.

“Two-Way Cycle Track” means physically separated cycle tracks that allow bicycle movement in both directions on one side of the road.

In Delaware, what is a bike box?

A marked area for cyclists at the head of a lane. A driver who stops in the bike box takes the space a cyclist needs to wait where drivers can see them. Delaware Driver Manual, p.11: ““Bike Box” means a designated area at the head of a traffic lane at intersections that provides bicyclists with a safe way to turn and a visible way to get ahead of traffic.”