Those ridiculous HOV lanes

Here you go, Scott. The floor's all yours... <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif"><br>

<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif"><br>Don't tempt me to expose my plan prematurely.<br>First I must be elected King of America...<br><br>I've got a computer virus and my main computer is in the shop, won't get it until Monday. On a small keypad notebook thing as a substitute and don't like typing on it.<br>Others can chime in and I'll go for it next week and correct the wrongs added to this thread, and consider the people who get it right to serve a spot in my newly formed Parliament...<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif"><br>

<font color="#cc0066">I wasn't crazy about them either until we got the Civic Hybrid. But the bottom line, they are good for the environment but unfortunately it's not possible for everyone to carpool. My husband can sometimes have 5 different job locations in a week. Different times too. No train schedule can accomodate him and his tools. (He's a construction worker and his company has jobs all over NY and NJ.)<br><br><br>maribell</font>

They seem to work pretty well in Seattle.

How about instead of a HOV lane they make one for trucks and such, get those off the main road and you get free flowing traffic, and less road construction on the civilian lane. With the modern work schedule carpooling is nearly impossible and having a lane dedicated to ikt kis dumb, especially if you open it up to cars like hybrids....that makes no sense.

After 7 years of construction to expand the NJ Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway ( both Toll Roads in NJ) back in the late 80's and early 90's and all the years of traffic that went with the construction, at the very end of the project, they decided why not make the extra lane a car pool or HOV lane. For the first 6 to 8 months, there was limited use of the lanes because most commuters in our area are single drivers. The situation worsened as everyone sat in traffic while watching the unused HOV lane being wasted. Finally there was just a massive uproar from the residents of the State of NJ to do away with the HOV lanes and open up the extra lane to all traffic. The politicians fearing for their next paycheck and ability to continue to receive graft and illegal kickbacks ( a little NJ political humor there) acquiesced and did away with the HOV lanes on the two roads. <br><br>Surprisingly, traffic has really flowed a lot better every since they did away with the HOV lane and opened it up to all traffic. HOV lanes only work for as well as they are enforced. I am aware of the HOV lanes on Long Island that Maribel talks about in another thread. The only reason they work is because of a heavy police presence monitoring the lanes. Long Island NY should just open up the HOV lane to all traffic and they would see a reduction in overall traffic just like NJ did.<br><br>Bob Jordan

Scott, good luck with your Parliament. Call me when you form a new Funkadelic.<br>

With all due respect, my cycling brother, but why'd you have to go an' start that?? The discussion is obviously going to lead to nothing productive...

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With all due respect, my cycling brother, but why'd you have to go an' start that?? The discussion is obviously going to lead to nothing productive...</blockquote> Why should this forum change now Gregger..lol.<img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_wink1.gif" width="20" height="20"><br><br>This fall as we were heading from Fla on I-75 north,I had the idea that we'd take the HOV lane through Atlanta,as I thought it would surely guide me through the city keeping me on 75 N. Well that was all fine and dandy,until ended up on I-85 North!..lol. That sucked.. <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_nervous.gif" width="20" height="20"><p> <br>Scotto..</p><br>With this Hot wheel track,In the name of King Crimson,In this the Kingdom of Redlinedom,I Crown Thee. <br> Rise,The Duke of Hazzard,The Red Baron..King Peepsalot..<br><br> Hmm..Lancelot/Peepsalot..that didn't come out right..<img src="http://mmb.maverick.to/images/smilies/hmmm.gif" width="20" height="20"><br><br>F.<br><br><br><br><br>

Greg.........I don't really know. I've been feeling out of sorts and agitated all week for various reasons and it's showing up in unusual, mostly harmless behavior. Other than figuring Scott'd get an initial kick out of seeing the thread, I really don't have a vested interest in the outcome--because yeah, I know where it'll go. But I'm having an extremely hard time caring right now, and hopefully just this once. :-)<br><br>
So can you start a decent cycling thread? We had an ice storm around Christmas that's kept me off the streets since then. They're finally starting to shape up, except today's high is about 49 below zero (well, actually, about 8F). That's within my cycling range--when I have a positive attitude. But it ain't so positive right now!<br><br>
Theme song of the week is Queen's "I'm going slightly mad." (starts to hum a few bars....)