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7/14/2008
HOT Lanes Discourage CarpoolingHigh Occupancy Toll lanes in some, but not all, states actively discourage carpooling.
"High occupancy" use of so-called High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes is actively discouraged in some states to ensure the greatest number of drivers pay for the use of roads. As the US Department of Transportation continues to pressure states to turn existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes into toll lanes, HOT advocates assure carpoolers that tolling will not affect them. Practices adopted by the most recently opened HOT projects suggest this claim may be misleading.
In the 1990s, congressio ...
7/13/2008
Florida HOT Lane Experiment Creates Safety HazardAccidents skyrocket on the day that toll lanes are introduced on a Florida interstate freeway.
7/12/2008
Colorado Springs Ticket Quota UncoveredTicket quota drives Colorado Springs, Colorado officers to falsify their daily activity reports.
7/11/2008
New Camera Issues Tire Tread TicketsTire tread measuring system promises to mail tickets to motorists for tire tread that is a fraction of an inch too short.
7/10/2008
Anti-Camera Petitions Earn Huge Public SupportAnti-red light camera voter initiatives in Washington and Cincinnati, Ohio gather thousands of signatures.
