Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A representation of a bicycle with two chevrons above it, marked on a roadway as a symbol to indicate that motor vehicles and bicycles are to share the lane.
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- noun a shared lane marking on a
lane of apaved road's surface indicating thatbicyclists may use any portion of the full width of the lane.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The cost, according to Capital Metro project manager Robert Okamoto, would come primarily from signs, so-called sharrow markings on the streets and, in some cases, putting a new coat of asphalt on and painting in bike lanes.
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The cost, according to Capital Metro project manager Robert Okamoto, would come primarily from signs, so-called sharrow markings on the streets and, in some cases, putting a new coat of asphalt on and painting in bike lanes.
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The cost, according to Capital Metro project manager Robert Okamoto, would come primarily from signs, so-called sharrow markings on the streets and, in some cases, putting a new coat of asphalt on and painting in bike lanes.
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The cost, according to Capital Metro project manager Robert Okamoto, would come primarily from signs, so-called sharrow markings on the streets and, in some cases, putting a new coat of asphalt on and painting in bike lanes.
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This summer, the transportation department began painting "sharrow" markings on several streets after two years of study and delays.
Villaraigosa Bicycle Summit: Fall From Bike Spins LA Mayor Into Cycle Advocate 2010
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And the "sharrow" concept is idiotic on industrial throughfares or narrow two lane roads with no shoulder.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Same Attitude, Different Infrastructure BikeSnobNYC 2010
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UCSD student Trevor Haag with a "sharrow" painted on Pacific Street in Oceanside, a narrow road that is popular with cyclists.
Fore, right! 2010
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A "sharrow," named for the arrows painted on the road, would designate one lane in each direction on those roads where motorists would have to defer to cyclists if they're present.
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Correction: The photograph of a "sharrow" that accompanied our interview with city "bike czar" Nate Evans ( "
Baltimore City Paper 2009
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Correction: The photograph of a "sharrow" that accompanied our interview with city "bike czar" Nate Evans ( "
Baltimore City Paper 2009
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