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| | | Barriers between HOV and unrestricted lanes can increase the effectiveness of police officer enforcement, but may lead to slower transit times in the HOV lane because of the amplified effect on traffic of slow drivers and officers writing citations. Also, the lower number of exits and entries for the HOV lane would discourage use even by legitimate carpoolers. | |
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< | Cameras, although potent speeding deterrents, are far less effective in deterring HOV lane violations. Factors that complicate detecting the number of occupants in a vehicle are the speed of the vehicle, suboptimal lighting conditions, obstacles like headrests and windshields, and the size and position of occupants (for example, babies and nappers). Infrared technologies are riddled with similar problems. Even if an accurate technology were to develop, it would likely be prohibitively expensive, at least in the foreseeable future, given that there are thousands of miles of HOV lanes in the US. | >
> | Cameras, although potent speeding deterrents, are far less effective in deterring HOV lane violations. Factors that complicate detecting the number of occupants in a vehicle are the speed of the vehicle, suboptimal lighting conditions, obstacles like headrests and windshields, and the size and position of occupants (for example, babies and nappers). Infrared technologies are riddled with similar problems. Even if an accurate technology were to develop, it would likely be prohibitively expensive, given that there are thousands of miles of HOV lanes in the US. | | | One successful solution has been the creation of a high occupancy toll (HOT) lane by allowing solo commuters to buy their way into the HOV lane. San Diego did this with their FasTrak program, launched in 1996, resulting in an increased number of carpoolers and decreased violation rate. Although patrol presence increased with the launch of the program, this cannot fully explain these successful results since historically, violation rates had not fallen and risen with the level of enforcement. Additionally, allowing solo commuters on the HOV lane makes distinguishing violators more difficult since one now must look for a transponder instead of additional occupants, so logic would seem to dictate that fewer drivers would be deterred from unlawfully using the HOV lane. So what explains the results? |
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