Sharrows in the bike lane

Kedzie, between Devon and Lincoln. There a bike lane marked, outside of the parking area. How should the sharrows be interpreted? With who is the sharing to be done?

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Permalink Reply by Phillip Hutchinson on August 16, 2019 at 2:42am

I think it's a mistake. Rather than sharrows, I think it should be a single arrow pointing in the direction of travel. Looking on Google Streetview, there are a few spots just north of Lincoln (Kedzie/Hood) where single arrows are used, then the next marking is a sharrow.

Based on what I'm seeing on Streetview, it looks like it's been this way since at least 2007.

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Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on August 16, 2019 at 3:22am

'Definitely looks like it was mis-marked.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on August 16, 2019 at 8:11am

Maybe they picked the wrong stencil? Or applied it before the bike lane was drawn?

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Permalink Reply by David Barish on August 20, 2019 at 3:47am

I think the sharrow predated the lane but am not sure. I ride that stretch a lot but do not really pay attention to the markings. Kedzie from Lincoln to Howard is very bike friendly.