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Old May 25th 05, 05:46 AM
The Real Bev
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Arif Khokar wrote:
>
> brink wrote:
>
> > just wondering what people's thoughts are on this....
> >
> > in so. cal, the HOV lanes are restricted 24 hrs/day to 2+ occupants.
> > exiting and entering the lanes are also restricted by solid white lines.
> > there are dotted exit/entry areas every 1-3 miles that are pretty short
> > (less than a quarter mile sometimes), especially for the volume, speed
> > differential of traffic on routes with these lanes (i.e. HOV lanes cruising
> > at 65-70 MPH while the rest of traffic stuck at less than 40) and bunches of
> > cars moving in and out at those few allowed lane change points.
> >
> > in short, getting in and out of those HOV lanes at peak times can be a
> > challenge, to say the least.
> >
> > anyway, my question is how strictly LLBing protocol should be applied to HOV
> > lanes in y'all's opinions.

>
> People say "y'all" in California?
>
> Getting back to the subject, if you're passing traffic with a 30 mph
> differential, you're not LLBing. If it takes less than 20 seconds to
> catch up to the next vehicle one lane over to the right, then you don't
> have to move right.


The speed at which you (in the HOV lane) are passing traffic in the remaining
lanes is irrelevant to your LLB status.

I've only used the HOV lane a couple of times. Both on the 605 and both
traveling 65 or 70 when the normal traffic was going perhaps 0-20. It's
really scary passing cars that fast -- you never can tell when some desperate
soul is going to go over the edge and zip across the double yellow into the
HOV lane. Under those circumstances I go as fast as the guy in front of me is
going.

> Of course, if you have a lot of people tailgating you, then you should
> consider driving faster.


That's why I usually stick to the right lane.

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