
    Calculate the total area of weather-protective panels needed to cover all vertical sides of a cubic bus shelter, given the shelter's side length, to ensure adequate passenger protection from elements at bus stops. The panels should cover all four vertical sides of the shelter, excluding the top and bottom surfaces.
    

    
def lateralsurface_cube(l):
    """
    Calculate the total area of weather-protective panels needed to cover all vertical sides of a cubic bus shelter, given the shelter's side length, to ensure adequate passenger protection from elements at bus stops. The panels should cover all four vertical sides of the shelter, excluding the top and bottom surfaces.
    

    """
def lateralsurface_cube(l):
    """
    Calculate the total area of weather-protective panels needed to cover all vertical sides of a cubic bus shelter, given the shelter's side length, to ensure adequate passenger protection from elements at bus stops. The panels should cover all four vertical sides of the shelter, excluding the top and bottom surfaces.
    

    """
    LSA = 4 * (l * l)
    return LSA