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Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Interior Nat Harbor

Terminology

The following definitions are from the Federal Highway Administration’s Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide.

Bike Lane

Bike Lane

An on-road bicycle facility designated by striping, signing, and pavement markings. (Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill)
 

Bike Route

Bike Route (No Pavement Markings)

A roadway designated as a preferred route for bicyclists. (Rockledge Drive, Bowie)
 

Buffered Bike Lanes

Buffered Bike Lanes

Bike lanes with a painted buffer increase lateral separation between bicyclists and motor vehicles.

 

Sidepath

Sidepath

Bicycle facilities physically separated from traffic, but intended for shared use by a variety of groups including pedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers. (Annapolis Road/MD-450, Glenn Dale)

 

Protected Bike Lanes

Protected Bike Lanes

An exclusive facility for bicyclists that is located within or directly adjacent to the roadway and that is physically separated from motor vehicle traffic with a vertical element. (Rhode Island Avenue)

 

Sharrows

Sharrows

Pavement markings providing way-finding guidance to bicyclists and alerting drivers that bicyclists are likely to be operating in mixed traffic. (Silver Hill Road/MD-458, Suitland)