Indian cycle crossing sign

A triangle showing a bicycle.

Also known as: Bicycle warning sign India, Cyclists ahead sign

Road & transportStandard profile

Meanings

The Indian cautionary sign warning of a cycle crossing or of cyclists joining the carriageway.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Warns of a cycle crossing or of cyclists joining the carriageway.
Contexts: Road signage
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Belongs to a group of vulnerable-road-user warnings the schedule keeps separate from the general pedestrian sign.
Contexts: Road signage

A bordered triangle containing the side outline of a bicycle, its two wheels drawn as plain circles.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24

Meanings

The Indian cautionary sign warning of a cycle crossing or of cyclists joining the carriageway.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Warns of a cycle crossing or of cyclists joining the carriageway.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Belongs to a group of vulnerable-road-user warnings the schedule keeps separate from the general pedestrian sign.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24