Very true. I just left Jakarta where they have a 3 in 1 policy during rush hours and it is improviang difficult to enforce because of the difficulty of determining whether there are indeed 3 persons in the car.
Joseph Szyliowicz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leech, Colin" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, December 17, 2004 1:20 am
Subject: Re: [UTSG] [sustran] Re: [UTSG] reducing interests in vehicular t ravel by getting rid of the fun in the driving
> Todd Alexander Litman [[log in to unmask]] wrote:
>
> > I personally support HOT lanes, because I think it is
> > appropriate to fully
> > utilize roadway capacity, they give motorists a new option
> > (i.e., paying to
> > drive on an uncongested lane occasionally, when it is appropriate),
> > provides new funding, and allows motorists to experience road
> > pricing in a
> > positive way. However, I think it is important to realize that their
> > benefits are modest, and they must be properly managed to
> > avoid spoiling HOV priority benefits.
>
> And enforcement of the regulations may be more complicated than
> meets the
> eye. It is easier to enforce a bus lane than an HOV lane, because the
> difference between a bus and a car is quite easy to see, relative
> to the
> difference between a car with 1 occupant and a car with 2
> occupants and a
> car with 3 occupants. For HOT lane enforcement, the police (or other
> authorities) now have to differentiate 1 occupant cars which have
> paid the
> tariff from 1 occupant cars which have not. It's not impossible,
> but it does
> create additional complications.
>
> All opinions are my own, not necessarily shared by my employer
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> Colin R. Leech - Transit Planner
> Planificateur du transport en commun
> OC Transpo - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> (613) 842-3636 ext./poste 2354
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