In american freeways why are there carpool lanes? whats the purpose of that?

Answer 1

The main reason states build carpool lanes is to reduce congestion on the local lanes. Putting 1 or 2 passengers in a car reduces the volume of cars needed to move those people by 50-67%. The dedicated lane allows drivers to avoid people cutting in and out of the lane, further reducing speed.

Not all carpool lanes allow easy on/off and that is by design. In Houston, once you get in an HOV lane, you're stuck in it until you get to an exit point, which doesn't correspond to highway exits.

Overall, HOV lanes allow for quicker ingress/egress of highly congested areas.

Answer 2

i think the biggest reason is that those people are all going to work. the separate lane makes that drive quicker, and less likely to get a traffic jam. it's also the right lane, allowing them easier access to exits. carpools have multiple stops, so they can get on and off the freeway easier. also, there may be some discount for carpoolers in states where there are toll roads.

all of these things are to encourage carpooling. doing so lessens emissions, saves gas, saves wear on the roadways and puts that many less cars on the road to congest it. all of these are desireable, especially in big cities

Answer 3

It's an incentive to get people to carpool and reduce the amount of traffic that is out on the roads during rush hours. Typically Americans drive with just 1 person per car and the only time multiple people ride together is when it's a family.

Answer 4

The Government is trying to force people to drive with more than one person in the car. Too many people driving the same freeways and when you look, you notice that almost every car has only one person in it. So if you have 2 or more people in your car you can use the Diamond lane. There is a lot less traffic in this lane and when the freeway is backed up it still is generally moving. This makes people want to have someone else in the car just to bypass the traffic jam.
Lets face it. to many cars. to many people!

Answer 5

Carpool lanes were designed so the public can share car rides with one another, thus causing less cars and pollution for the area. The theory is: if 2 or more work in the same locale, traffic congestion will lessen if they ride togethr.

Answer 6

i could say: - talk with regard to the full quantity of time (in hours) human beings spend on a daily basis, week, and year sitting in site visitors - talk with regard to the forms of wellness issues human beings stumble upon from having to sit down down in site visitors (back issues, sedentary (sitting)) - talk with regard to the $$ costs of your city having to function carpool lanes: specifically, what could this fee your city? Who could qualify to apply the carpool lanes? How lots site visitors could be diverted by this? What may be the environmental advantages? What are some city's that have effectively used those fashions? What cities have been ineffective with carpooling? How could a carpool lane be carried out? - Do a quick interview with the city councilors in charge of site visitors or roadways on your city - ask them what they think of

Answer 7

The Government is trying to save Gasoline that way, by getting people to use the carpool lane. Also they are trying to cut down
the amount of pollution in the Air. by getting less cars off the Road.

Answer 8

I believe they have no real purpose other than to make people think it's a privilege to drive in the "Carpool or HOV" lanes and help promote carpooling.

Answer 9

This is to encourage car pooling.

The only vehicles that may use those lanes are those with more than some # people in the vehicle.

The more that people car pool, the less cars in the traffic, so congestion eases up.