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Instead of devoting a central lane to carpoolers only, in such places as California, why not open them up to the small vehicle owners as well.
Of course I am thinking of the SmartCar and possibly some quiter motorbikes as well. There could be size or efficiency limits to who can travel on these direct
lanes.
Similarly there could be a tax break for people who can prove there family has only one vehicle and it is considered a "small-sized" form of transportation.
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With all the extra traffic, wouldn't those carpool lanes get congested? |
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It may be possible to "squeeze in" an extra, narrower, lane by a bit of road redesign. That would automatically exclude larger vehicles. Perhaps some width could be trimmed from the hard shoulder. [+] |
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It has often struck me that more but narrower lanes would improve congestion. At the moment all lanes seem to be marked evenly and so are based on the widest vehicles (trucks). So having an extra lane for narrow cars would seem to be a good idea. Not only would this encourage the use of more economic cars, but might also discourage the current design bloat of cars. Reducing frontal area can be a way of reducing drag. Note that the now discontinued Audi A2, which now looks very narrow, is actually wider than the first two marks of Ford Cortina. |
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Because it seems that a motorbike isn't desirable unless it is missing its damned muffler. |
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Ok, so let's make the exit/entrance ramp about 5 feet wide and then have a big colorful sign with the picture of a giraffe or an elephant saying, "your car must be this wide to get on the commuter lane". |
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