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U.S. Department of Transportation
High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and
High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes
High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes
§HOV Lanes
□Restricted traffic
lanes, reserved at peak travel times (or longer) for exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and one or
more passengers.
□Increase average vehicle
occupancy and person throughput.
□Improve traffic flow,
reducing car trips, and thus reduce vehicular emissions.
□Some jurisdictions exempt low emission
and green vehicles (e.g., hybrid vehicles).
§HOT Lanes or Express
Lanes
□Capitalize on unused
capacity in HOV lanes by providing motorists in single-occupant vehicles access to HOV
lanes.
□Pricing schemes are
established to minimize traffic congestion on the HOT lanes.
□Collect fee using open
roll tolling (ORT) technologies.
Source:
The Washington Post
