A wide outside lane ( WOL ) or wide curb lane ( WCL ) is an outermost lane of a roadway that is wide enough to be safely shared side by side by a bicycle and a wider motor vehicle at the same time. The terms are used by cyclists and bicycle transportation planners in the United States. Generally, the minimum-width standard for a WOL in the US is 14 feet (4.3 m). A wide outside through lane ( WOTL ) is a WOL that is intended for use by through traffic.
6-434: NOL may refer to: Narrow outside lane Naval Ordnance Laboratory Neptune Orient Lines Net operating loss New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal , Louisiana, United States; Amtrak station code NOL See also [ edit ] Nol (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-421: A narrow lane is a lane that is too narrow to be safely shared side by side by a bicycle and a motor vehicle. When the outside lane of a roadway is a narrow lane, it is sometimes referred as a narrow outside lane (NOL), narrow curb lane (NCL) or narrow outside through lane (NOTL). The US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration defines a "Shared Lane" as follows: In some jurisdictions,
18-454: The Texas version of this law states that riding "as near as practicable to the right" is not required when a variety of conditions are present, including when "the person is operating a bicycle in an outside lane that is less than 14 feet in width". Experts on vehicular cycling recommend that cyclists not share marked lanes that are not wide enough for efficient, safe, and lawful passing within
24-507: The lane - that instead they should control such lanes (by riding in the middle) that are too narrow for safe side-by-side sharing by motor vehicle and bicycle both within the lane. WOLs are generally considered to be facilities which primarily benefit cyclists ; for a road marked with a bike lane , if the bike-lane stripe is removed, what remains is a WOL. Some vehicular cyclists and bike lane opponents advocate for WOLs instead of bike lanes, arguing that WOLs provide most, if not all, of
30-448: The rules of the road apply differently for a cyclist when the roadway has a WOL or a NOL. For example, in the state of California all cyclists are legally required to ride "as close as practicable to the right-hand" side of the roadway when the lane is wide enough "for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane." While California does not specify exactly what constitutes "wide enough", other states do. For example,
36-453: The title NOL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NOL&oldid=745082471 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wide outside lane Conversely,
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