• Cycling facilities
  • The Route verte
• Roadways
  • Departmental Policy on pavement type selection
• Infrastructure materials
  • Bituminous coated material specification
• Standardization
• Right-of-way
• Road signs
  • Roads closed to trucks
  • Off-road vehicles
  • Right turn on red
  • Signs on bikeways
  • School zone

Prescriptive signs

 

Prescriptive signs provide the information needed to ensure the safety of cyclists and other road users on bikeways and public roads. This type of sign may indicate obligation or a restriction for example.

Cyclists must cross on pedestrian signals	Mandatory bicycle route	Separate mandatory cyclist and pedestrian route	Mandatory cyclist and pedestrian route	Cyclists must dismount
Pedestrians and cyclists prohibited	Bicycles prohibited	No passing	Pedestrian and bicycle crossing	Bicycle lane
Pedestrian and bicycle lane	No bicycle parking	Bicycle parking	No stopping for bicycles	Prescription for children under 12

Warning signs

 

The purpose of warning signs is to draw the attention of cyclists and other road users to obstacles or hazards on the cycling route

Possible presence of bicycles on paved shoulder	Bicycle crossing	Vehicule exit	Pre-signal for designated roadway
Designated roadway	Steep slope	Pavement slippery for bicycles

Indicative signs

 

Indicative signs give cyclists on bikeways geographic information of use in orienting themselves, such as the names of municipalities, the names of waterways and distances. They also provide information on facilities or services available that are of interest to cyclists.

Distance to bikeway	Identification of bikeway	Route to bikeway	Bicycle parking	Parking of bikeway
Bikeway opening time	Identification of La Route verte	Services for cyclists (shelter)	Services for cyclists (air pump)	Tourist information bureau
Bicycle repair		Services for cyclists (restaurant)

Work site signs

 

Work site signs warn cyclists that maintenance or construction work is being done on the bikeway. A bypass route may be indicated, in which case temporary signs will be installed to show cyclists the route to take.

Bikeway closed	Detour

Traffic lights

 

Cyclists must observe the traffic lights for motorists.

In some cases, cyclists must respect pedestrian lights. This sign is then posted

In other cases, specific traffic lights are reserved for them

Pavement markings

 

When cycling lanes and paths are paved, the following symbols are painted on the pavement. The diamond with a bicycle indicates that the route is reserved for cyclists.