Bellingham adopts bicycle safety improvements on dangerous Indian Street

When there's not enough room on the road for a bike lane, a "sharrow" will suffice.

The city got its first sharrows, or shared lane markings - a bicycle symbol with two chevrons above it - last month on Indian Street, in an especially dangerous area for bicyclists near Western Washington University campus.

The symbol does not mark a lane exclusive to bicycles. Rather, it shows bicyclists where on the road to ride - typically away from the doors of parked cars - and reminds drivers to be aware of bicycle traffic.