** Vulnerable Road Users

Vulnerable Road Users

The definition of a vulnerable road user defined in the ANSI D16.1-2007, (see
23 U.S.C. 148(a)(15) and 23 CFR 490.205), is a non-motorist with a FARS
person attribute code for pedestrian, bicyclist, other cyclist, and person on
personal conveyance or an injured person that is, or is equivalent to, a pedestrian
or pedal cyclist. A vulnerable road user includes:

  • People walking, biking, or rolling.
  • Highway workers on foot in the work zone.
  • Does not include motorcyclists.

Mass General Law:
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/mass-general-laws-c90-ss-14

Look for signs along our roadways in the near future.
  ~ DPW Staff.