Thursday, June 05, 2003

I know, it’s actually most of the time. Here’s a new example that I heard on the radio driving in to work this morning. I will try to research a link later.

Basically, Maryland has toyed with the HOV lane idea for the past several years. The idea has never passed a vote or a governor’s desk. (For those who don’t know, HOV = High Occupancy Vehicle aka carpool lanes.) IMHO, HOV lanes are stupid and don’t help traffic or pollution.

Anyway, the idea has been brought up again with a new twist - tolling the HOV lanes with higher tolls during peak hours to encourage carpoolers to drive outside of the heaviest traffic hours. So basically you’re screwing over the carpoolers, which makes no sense at all.

My dad and I had a long conversation about the uselessness of the HOV lanes. Maybe one day I’ll write our thoughts down and post them here.

LATER: Here’s the link.