Calif Bill wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:


They should eliminate HOV lanes!!!!! They are a pox on society and
energy. Take 25-33% of the roadway and reserve it for 5% of the cars.
Why is there huge traffic jams still at 9:59am and at 10:01 am they are
gone? You just opened up the total roadway for all the people. How many
people car pool people actually car pool because of HOV lanes? The lady
taking her kids to school qualifies, but she is going to have multiple
people in the car anyway. Is a a feel good thing by people who hate cars
and people. Those same people that want to require a bike lane on the
the new San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge. Spend $400 million so a few
can ride their bike to work. Instead of a rack on the bus?

Boy...I thought Californians were 'progressive'!
My wife car pools with co-workers. Makes economic sense and allowed us to
get by with one vehicle for a few more years.

A few years ago we moved a narrow sidewalk to the outside of our older
harbour suspension bridge and erected a bike lane on the other side.
https://www.hdbc.ca/macdonald_thirdlane.asp


Does she carpool because of the HOV lanes, or because it makes economic
sense?


We don't have HOV dedicated lanes. She pays a co-worker $4.00 a day for
door to door service. To take our vehicle, bridge fare + gas alone would
exceed that figure...let alone factoring in wear & tear + costs of a
second vehicle.
Of course this has changed a bit since I added to the fleet by leasing a
Ford Ranger pickup truck end of March. Got to the point where three of
us were sharing one 11 year old mini-van and something had to give.
(real reason for lease...I needed a proper tow vehicle)