M3, car share scheme

[Mr Pants]

So guys, what do you think of this new idea the government are working on where they are going to close off or create a lane on the M3 to only be used by people who have more than one person in the car to incourage car sharing?

[ZZZEMMCO]

:roll: Sales of Blow up dolls will rocket!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ivo]

I have no problems in sharing a M3 :roll: :D

[sonu_anand]

Problem is what's to stop thousands of drivers just using the lane by themselves, I would if I was late somewhere :oops:

[martlet]

The 'High Occupancy Vehicle' Lane has been used in various cities in the US, with some success: I don't recall the specifics of the enforcement, but it seemed to work.

There are a lot more (and visible) police cars around generally in the bigger US cities with which I am familiar (Boston, Chicago) and people generally don't take a chance on getting caught (the fines are substantial).

Over here, I suspect there will be yet more cameras, I understand the next generation will be able to identify the driver, and unless the blowup doll is lifelike, i.e. not as grotesque (errr functional :oops: ) as the usual ones, I imagine the camera will spot the fake passenger :lol:

Dave

[dasherdiablo1]

zzemmco..I had had the same idea! I wonder if we could do a group buy and get a discount? And about being life-like I mean come on keep it real there are more ugly girls than stunning ones....aren't there?????? :lol:

[woodmeister]

I've seem and used them in the US and Canada. They seem to work really well, but they do tend to have more space than we do. They would have to be policed thou...in a rather draconian way to begin with as many people would take the piss.

[dalecan]

I've lived in the USA on a couple of occasions. The commuter lanes are fantastic. They vary, depending upon the area, on the amount of passengers that are required for that particular lane (from 2-3 passengers). Seattle has particularly bad commuting traffic, and the commuter lane was a godsend to me. I just don't understand why it has taken this long to bring them to the UK. It is hard to avoid driving offenses in the US, as there are soooooo many cops on the road. There are also phone numbers posted, as road signs, for other drivers to report violators. However, I'm not sure we the resources to police this set up. Great idea, if it could be policed.