The idea works well in parts of the United States, where a
high-occupancy vehicle lane makes sense on a six-lane freeway.
According to ASE, the handbook, which the group developed with support from Ford Motor Company, provides state legislators with details of 15 incentives currently in use in various states, including nine types of purchase incentives, e.g., tax credits, grants and rebates; four types of operational incentives, such as exempting hybrid electric vehicles from
high-occupancy vehicle lane restrictions or parking fees; and two types of manufacturing incentives to promote economic development and job creation.
They will be used initially to fine anyone flouting the
high-occupancy vehicle lane rules and will be seen first in Leeds and Bristol before being rolled out nation-wide.
The "
high-occupancy vehicle lane" experiment will run for six months on the A647 Stanningley bypass between Leeds and Bradford.
To prepare for this
high-occupancy vehicle lane, a pounds 289 million project began yesterday to widen the M1's junction 6A near Watford to junction 10 south of Luton.
Birmingham's first
high-occupancy vehicle lane, where motorists will be fined if they fail to carry a passenger, is likely to prove impossible to police, it was claimed last night.
Crews will construct 11 bridges, upgrade four others, put in new pavement, and construct new MnPASS
high-occupancy vehicle lanes on a 2.5-mile stretch between 43rd Street and 15th Street in Minneapolis.<br />The project also includes a transit station at I-35W and Lake Street for the $150 million Orange Line, a 17-mile bus rapid transit line that will link downtown Minneapolis with Burnsville.<br />Upcoming work includes removing of the 26th Street bridge over I-35W during the weekend of June 1 through June 4.
Car pooling leads to cheaper fares, and lets drivers take advantage of
high-occupancy vehicle lanes on highways or discounted tolls where available.
Guensler, "Analysis of reduction in effective capacities of
high-occupancy vehicle lanes related to traffic behavior," Transportation Research Record, no.
Helping boost those sales were financial incentives and benefits offered by at least 39 states and the District of Columbia, including free parking; exemptions on
high-occupancy vehicle lanes, vehicle inspections and emissions tests; and fee or utility rate reductions.