H.O.T. TOPIC: Jeff Taylor of Reason looks at high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes as a way to break the logjam that commuter lanes, with their characteristic low automobile occupancy, causes on Washington DC’s highways.
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Naturally of course, the idea of scrapping the commuter lanes altogether is never considered. But I’d be more than willing to pay extra to use a commuter lane if I’m driving alone in rush hour.
It makes sense–which is why it’s probably doomed in the Beltway.
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