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title: "Segregated cycle and pedestrian route Meaning"
url: https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/theory/road-signs/segregated-cycle-and-pedestrian-route
description: "What the segregated route sign means, how it differs from shared use, and how the theory test asks about it."
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# Segregated cycle and pedestrian route — UK road sign

A blue circle split by a vertical line, showing cyclists and pedestrians their own side of a shared path.

Image: Segregated cycle and pedestrian route — blue and white circle UK road sign (https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/signs/segregated-cycle-and-pedestrian-route.svg)

This blue circle is divided by a vertical white line with a cycle on one side and a pedestrian on the other. It tells each group which half of the path to use.

The unsegregated version shows the two symbols side by side with no dividing line, meaning the space is shared.

## What this sign means

The path is divided. Cyclists must keep to the side shown by the cycle symbol and pedestrians to the other.

A white line, and sometimes a change in surface colour, marks the division on the ground.

## What to do when you see it

Keep to your side and expect users to stray across it.

- Cyclists ride on the side indicated by the cycle symbol.
- Pedestrians walk on the other side.
- Ring a bell or call out politely before passing on a busy path.
- Slow down where the path narrows or crosses a road.

## How this sign is tested

Questions ask candidates to distinguish segregated from shared use, using the presence of the dividing line.

Both versions appear in the road and traffic signs category.

## Common mistakes

Missing the vertical dividing line and treating a segregated path as shared.

Assuming the cycle side is always on the right, when it varies by site.

## Test yourself on this one

Road and traffic signs is the biggest category in the question bank with 102 questions, and signs turn up inside other categories too. Work through them free, no sign-up needed.

Practise road sign questions (https://fasttrackdrivinglessons.co.uk/theory/practice)

## Frequently asked questions

How do I tell segregated from shared use?

A vertical white line inside the blue circle means segregated. No line means shared.

Which side do cyclists use?

The side shown by the cycle symbol on the sign, which varies by location.

Do drivers need to know this sign?

Yes, it appears in the car theory test signs category.

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