Signs faces are to be manufactured using Class 1 retroreflective sheeting material.

Sign blanks are to be cut from 2 mm thick aluminium standard plate sizes. 

Protective Overlay Film (POF) is to be applied onto the face of the signs to provide protection against graffiti and weathering.

The materials and manufacture of the signs are to be in accordance with Main Roads WA Sign Specification 601.

• Perth Bicycle Network Plan. Department for Planning and Infrastructure. 1996.
• Australian Standard AS1742.9-2000 Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Part 9: Bicycle Facilities.
• Austroads Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice, Part 14: Bicycles.  1999.
• Main Roads WA Sign Specification 601.
• Main Roads WA Pavement Marking Specification 604.
  

Bicycle directional signs need to convey clear and concise information which may consist of one or more of the following: road name, destination, direction and distance.

Destinations include the following:

• Major regional centres (refer to Appendix A)
• Suburbs adjoining the PSP or of interest to cyclists
• Shopping complexes
• Swimming pools
• Recreational centres
• Train stations
• Parks and recreational areas
• Tourist destinations
• University and TAFE campuses

Distances to destinations provide useful information to cyclists and pedestrians and should be shown on the supplementary plates where possible. Where the distance is not clearly defined (e.g. a path runs alongside a destination suburb), the distance should not be shown. 

Distances to destinations less than 0.5 km are to be shown to the nearest 0.1 km.
Distances between 0.5 km and 10 km are to be shown to the nearest 0.5 km.
Distances over 10 km are to be shown to the nearest kilometre. 

The following rules apply in designing the sign layout:

• Letter height is to be 40 mm. EM (preferred) or DM series letter are to be used on the Street Name Tags and DN (preferred) or CN series letters on the Supplementary Plates.
• The legend is to fit within the standard plate sizes (Table 1).
• The Supplementary Plate should desirably have a maximum of four lines of text. Six lines of text is the absolute maximum. 
• A maximum of two destinations in each direction is preferable with an absolute maximum of four destinations. Where the path runs past several suburbs, the nearest and final destination suburbs shall be shown on the sign.
• Destinations should be grouped and make use of single arrows if it is not obvious or if a change of direction is required.
• Distances are to be shown between the destination and the arrow. 
  

Bicycle directional signs used in Western Australia are listed in Table 1 and are included in the Main Roads Signs Index.

Sign	Sign Number	Lines of Text	Size (mm)	Main Roads Drawing Number
Bicycle Route Marker	MR-GC-16	-	600 x 450	200731-0024
Bicycle Route Marker Supplementary Plate - One Direction	MR-GC-17A MR-GC-17B	1 2	600 x 120 600 x 200	200731-0025 200731-0026
Bicycle Route Marker Supplementary Plate -Two Directions	MR-GC-18A MR-GC-18B MR-GC-18C MR-GC-18D MR-GC-18E	2 3 4 5 6	600 x 225 600 x 300 600 x 400 600 x 450 600 x 600	200731-0027 200731-0028 200731-0029 200731-0030 200731-0031
Local Bicycle Route Number Marker	MR-GC-19	-	600 x 250	200731-0061
Bicycle Route Marker for use on local bicycle routes only	MR-GC-20	-	600 x 200	200731-0062
Street Name Tag for Bicycle Directional Signs	MR-GS-11	1	600 x 80	200731-0032

Table 1: Bicycle Directional Signs used in Western Australia

Bicycle directional signs on PSPs shall consist of a minimum of a Bicycle Route Marker sign (MR-GC-16) along with a Bicycle Route Marker Supplementary Plate (MR-GC-17 or MR-GC-18). At major cross roads, a Street Name Tag for Bicycle Directional Signs (MR-GS-11) may also be used. These are illustrated in Figure 1 below. 

FIGURE 1: Examples of Bicycle Directional Signs

If the destination shown on the sign is along a path with a Local Bicycle Route Number, then the Local Bicycle Route Number should be shown on the Bicycle Route Marker Supplementary Plate as indicated in Figure 2 and as detailed in Main Roads drawing number 200731-0063.

FIGURE 2: Example of a Bicycle Route marker Supplementary Plate with
Local Bicycle Route Numbers shown

If the Bicycle Directional Sign itself is located on a numbered Local Bicycle Route, then the Bicycle Route Marker sign (MR-GC-16) shall be replaced by a "Bicycle Route Marker for use on local bicycle routes only" sign (MR-GC-20) as indicated in Figure 3 below.

FIGURE 3: Example of a "Bicycle Route Marker for use on local bicycle routes only" with Supplementary Plate showing Local Bicycle Route Numbers

The following drawings are applicable to this guideline:

Bicycle directional signs are to be mounted on Brunswick Green powder coated rectangular hollow section posts 75 mm x 50 mm x 2.5 mm. Posts, powder coating and fixing details are to be in accordance with Main Roads WA Sign Specification 601.