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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.
The HOV lanes were extended north to Lynnwood in 1996 and southern Everett by the end of the decade, while the carpool minimum was lowered to two people per vehicle. [ 237 ] [ 238 ] In the 1970s, the state government began planning extensive rebuilding of the oldest sections of I-5 to meet newer Interstate standards and eliminate design issues ...
Car sharing is a good way to use up the full seating capacity of a car, which would otherwise remain unused if it were just the driver using the car. In 2009, carpooling represented 43.5% of all trips in the United States [2] and 10% of commute trips. [3] The majority of carpool commutes (over 60%) are "fam-pools" with family members. [4]
A Washington state woman was pulled over for driving in the carpool lane with an unusual passenger. Yes, that's right, the 19-year-old woman actually tried to drive in the carpool lane with a ...
A 2022 update to California's Clean Air Vehicle decals granted low- and zero-emission vehicles access to HOV lanes just until Sept. 30, 2025. At the time of the update, there were 411,133 vehicles ...
In the Washington area, slugging occurs on Interstates 95, 66 and 395 between Washington and Northern Virginia. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Slugging is said to work well in Washington because it is a "unique mix of a small city center, clogged highway arteries, and expensive toll roads".
The wreck on state Route 512 shut down traffic in both directions at 31st Avenue Southwest, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. State troopers said a propane truck rear ...
[48] [49] Over 1.25 million square yards (1,050,000 m 2) of earth was excavated to make way for the freeway through a cut in South Hill near the Washington State Fairgrounds. [50] The Puyallup section—including one of two bridges over the Puyallup River—was dedicated and opened to traffic on December 13, 1973, completing the link to a ...