WA Considering Raising HOV Restriction

WA is considering raising the HOV restriction to 3 instead of 2 people.

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October 17, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"One driver, one passenger. That's all it takes to drive in almost all of the Seattle area's 205 miles of HOV lanes.Are they too crowded? Should HOV-2 become HOV-3?Last year traffic in five of 14 HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes monitored by University of Washington researchers failed to meet the state Department of Transportation's 11-year-old performance standard. The threshold: an average rush-hour speed of at least 45 mph at least nine weekdays out of 10."

Thanks to Felix Sukhenko

FULL STORY: It takes 2 to car pool, but if traffic worsens, state could make it 3

Thursday, October 16, 2003 in The Seattle Times

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