Say you are legally driving in the HOV lane, cruising 5 mph over the posted limit. If someone is coming up behind you in the lane, do you feel you should move out of the lane so they can pass, speed up if safe, or maintain your speed?
I think you should let faster traffic pass you on the left. If the HOV lane is the leftmost lane, then move over and let them pass.
Depends on the speed of the other lanes. No way I’m going from 65 to near zero and trying to clear the lane. Unless I really want to piss off the impatient fucker.
The HOV lane is not super passing lane, it is an HOV lane. Besides, where I am it is only legal to move into or out of the HOV lane at certain locations. If I’m not at one of those locations, then moving to the right is forbidden.
Yes, here the HIV lanes are on the left, meaning to pull over one pulls into the regular passing, fast lane.
Do they have less tailgating?
In NY, the HOV lanes are separated from the other lanes and you can only enter or leave them in certain locations, usually near exits. The laws require you continue without pulling over.
I would maintain my speed. I’m usually on cruise control anyway.
I don’t pull over, since that’s not allowed. I might increase my speed a bit but I’d probably just maintain my speed. There’s really no passing in the HOV lanes.
What’s a HOV lane?
High occupancy vehicle, sometimes called a carpool lane. To use it, there need be be usually at least two people in the car, although apparently the minimum can be three. I’ve only seen 2+ myself. (Which makes me feel “high occupancy” is a bit of a misnomer.)
Ah, got it, we have those too (called car sharing lanes, or 2+ lanes). And no, I wouldn’t pull over or speed up. I also wouldn’t be cruising 5mph over the limit, because I’m not a speed freak and we have lots of cameras on busy roads. The other car needs to slow down.
The only HOV lane near me is about 3 miles long, with one entrance and exit, so no way to move over. I’d maintain my speed.
Then maintain your speed.
And how we count “two people” is now up for hot debate.
Considering that a large majority of cars only have one occupant, 2 is pretty high occupancy.
I think that pregnant claim is poppycock. It’ll be interesting to see if she wins.
As for the OP, yes I would definitely move over, or speed up a little if I can’t move over. I’m in California and most HOV lanes are at the far left. If traffic to my right is traveling 40 or slower, no I would not move over. Otherwise I would.
However I’m pretty good about scanning my mirrors. I’ll likely see the guy coming up behind me for some time. I have time to plan my merge to the right.
In California there is often white lines paint that shows you where you should or not enter or exit the HOV lane. I will move right to let the guy pass and then will reenter, even if I’m not supposed to exit or reenter. I’ve been doing that for years and have never had trouble doing it.
It’s the golden rule — if the roles were reversed I’d want the guy ahead of me doing that. And when they do I give them a little wave.
In California we have a basic rule: traffic moves. And so my behavior helps to foster that.
Texas, meet petard.
Crazy.
Cackles wildly.
I think it makes sense given their premise of the status of the fetus now in TX. After all driving with a child passenger really does not fulfill the intent of the HOV lane either but a child does count as a passenger. Though I guess that someone somewhere rearranged their child’s daycare location so they can drive in the HOV lane to/from work with them in the car.
A few years ago there was a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Colorado that would have made a fetus a person under the law. Because the HOV lanes require 2 or 3 people in the car, the personhood amendment would have made a fetus count towards the HOV requirement.
When the HOV lane near me used to be 2+, I would definitely use it taking my kid to day care. Then it switched to 3+, so that stopped working. The HOV lane is always free for motorcycles, but they don’t make toddler seats for motorcycles, and I couldn’t find a helmet small enough, so on daycare days I just had to suffer in traffic.