Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A high-occupancy vehicle lane on Interstate 5 in Seattle. A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes) is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
Select electric, plug-in hybrid and other alternative-fuel vehicles will lose access to the carpool lane starting Sept. 30, 2025, unless federal and state lawmakers act.
HOV lanes can create strong practical incentives for carpooling by reducing travel time and expense. [6] In some countries, it is common to find parking spaces reserved for carpoolers. In 2011, an organization called Greenxc [ 7 ] created a campaign to encourage others to use this form of transportation in order to reduce their own carbon ...
See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...
Mannequins do not count as passengers when using the carpool lane on interstates and freeways — even if they are extremely realistic. Driver cited for carpool violations after trying to pass off ...
The failure of the new lanes to relieve congestion, and frustration over failures of public-transport systems and high fuel prices, led to the creation in the 1970s of "slugging", a form of hitchhiking between strangers that is beneficial to both parties, as drivers and passengers are able to use the HOV lane for a quicker trip.
A pregnant woman who received a ticket for driving alone in a carpool lane in Texas said that her unborn child should count as a passenger. Brandy Bottone, of Plano, Texas, was recently driving ...
FasTrak high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Interstate 15 southbound in Escondido, California, displaying the variable fee.. A high-occupancy toll lane (HOT lane) is a type of traffic lane or roadway that is available to high-occupancy vehicles and other exempt vehicles without charge; other vehicles are required to pay a variable fee that is adjusted in response to demand.