Originally Posted by
dougmc
Maybe sharrows mean something different over there?
Over here, sharrows are pictures of bicycles with an arrow put into traffic lanes, usually in the right-most lane. (They might mean something to somebody, but legally they mean nothing -- but I digress.) There might be a parking lane to the right of that, but considering that sharrows are always put in lanes that are wide enough for cars (since they're supposed to be shared with cars), that means that the lane is at the bare minimum 9' wide (and 12' is more common) there's always plenty of room to stay out of the door zone, making any door zones irrelevant.
Part of the idea of sharrows is to give cyclist an indication of proper lane positioning (where they should be riding in that lane). When the government paints door zone sharrows, they are indicating to cyclist that they should ride in the door zone.
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