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#91 FREEWAY EXPRESS LANE SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE DRIVERS#

The Metro report described “a sizable proportion” of cheaters but did not list a number or percentage.Īnother consequence of solo cheaters falls on transit riders, the very cohort Metro is trying to increase to reduce congestion, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.įoothill Transit’s popular bus commuter line, the Silver Streak, running in part along the ExpressLanes down the middle of the 10 is reported late 28.1 percent of the time, said Felicia Friesema, Foothill Transit spokesperson. “Folks in the ExpressLanes are misrepresenting themselves and avoiding paying the toll,” she said.

#91 FREEWAY EXPRESS LANE SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE DRIVERS#

To make matters worse, Metro concluded many solo drivers are cheating by switching the required dashboard transponder from “1” person to “3” persons, tricking the overhead electronic monitoring devices into giving them a free ride, said Shahrzad Amiri, Metro executive officer of congestion reduction. Vanpools account for 2 percent, according to a 2018 Metro count. Of all the users, 65 percent are solo drivers. Carpools with 3 persons make up 4 percent. However, the pay-as-you-go policy increased solo riders in the I-10 ExpressLanes by 58 percent since 2014, according to a new Metro report.

The biggest change? Allowing single-occupant drivers to move left and ride the carpool lanes - lanes heretofore unavailable to them - for a daily fee. Using federal dollars, Metro converted a 14-mile stretch of bus and carpool lanes along the 10 Freeway, and an 11-mile stretch on the 110 Freeway into pay lanes called ExpressLanes. Six years ago, a traffic-busting idea was launched by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Pay-as-you-go

LA Metro is proposing an increase to five persons needed to ride free on the I-10 ExpressLanes. Vehicles on the 10 Freeway head eastbound through Baldwin Park on Friday, January 18, 2019.

91 freeway express lane single occupancy vehicle