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iamgrumpy · 08-01-2005, 04:29 PM

My mom and I went to the mall yesterday and in CT on some of its highways we have what they call restricted lanes. Its where Motorcyles, Buses, and Cars with 2 or more passangers can drive and it has dividing lines that if you cross gets you a $78 fine (roughly and don't ask how I know) Does your state have these? Do they do anything similar?

Amy

LBAK · 08-01-2005, 04:41 PM

Yes, here in NY we have those too. We call them HOV lanes and they are restricted during certain hours of the day and night (rush hour).

barries5199 · 08-01-2005, 04:45 PM

Don't have anything like that here in Alaska, but I have heard they have them in California. At least for certain in San Francisco. My boss was there on vacation a couple weeks ago, and crossed into one at the wrong place and got a ticket. She even had the required 2 people in the car, but apparently entered the lane in a "don't enter here" zone. Not sure what that's all about.

graygables · 08-01-2005, 04:47 PM

There are certain areas up near Cleveland I believe that has them...I remember hearing a story about a pregnant woman who was ticketed for being the only passenger in the car, but won in court, saying that her baby counted at the 2nd!

RobDVC · 08-01-2005, 04:52 PM

We don't have any in S.E. PA, but I've ridden on some in metro NY and Metro DC.

tigger22 · 08-01-2005, 05:02 PM

We don't have them in my area, but have used the ones in Atlanta when driving to Florida on I-75.

Momerath124 · 08-01-2005, 05:12 PM

I know in Seattle & Tacoma (WA) there are carpool lanes also called HOV lanes and they are pretty similar...you get a fine for driving in them if you don't have 2+ people in your vehicle. We used to always joke that we were going to win a big stuffed animal at the fair and set it in the backseat to qualify

I used to hate it when single drivers would whisk past you doing about 80+ in the carpool lane

lauren-roxy · 08-01-2005, 05:14 PM

We don 't have any of those around here, but I wish we did!

mestitch · 08-01-2005, 05:35 PM

We have them here in Charlotte, HOV lanes, High Occupancy Vehicles...but people don't obey the law and single passenger cars drive in them anyway.

**CRCrazy** · 08-01-2005, 05:47 PM

My sister lives in VA, right off of 95 near Fredericksburg, and they have a whole section of the highway between here and DC that is HOV only - only their's requires at least 3-4 people, I think. As they commute, some people even dress up mannequins to be able to use these lanes!

I don't know of any HOV lanes in NH, but they do have them down near Boston - only during rush hour times.

loobyoxlip · 08-01-2005, 06:44 PM

Maybe downstate they have these lanes

I live in the boonies, so I have no clue what goes on with those 'trolls' down there. Obviously nothing like that around these parts.

Tink and co. · 08-01-2005, 07:41 PM

We don't have them here, but they're all around in California.

clio · 08-01-2005, 07:58 PM

We don't have them around where I live. Dawn, I don't remend seeing any lanes like that around the East side of Cleveland at one time they talked about putting some in; but up this way they tend to talk more than act. Where I live most of the highways only have 2 lanes going in both directions.
Liz

**DopeyGirl** · 08-01-2005, 08:22 PM

They don't have them here in Pensacola, but I have driven in those lanes before!!! (in parts of San Diego and L.A.) I call 'em Carpool Lanes . . . same thing, right?

I have heard this story about a woman who drove in the carpool lanes with a big stuffed teddy bear in the passenger seat trying to pass it off as a second passenger in the car . . . she got a big ticket!!!