I wonder if anyone can answer why a motorcycle is allowed to use the WA state HOV lanes but a TMS is not. Seems very wrong. A motorcycle is not a high occupancy vehicle.
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Are there any HOV lanes in Eastern Washington? If not, why do politicians there care so much about the traffic impact in the Puget Sound region?
My loose understanding is that, generally, HOV lanes are indeed intended to motivate people to share rides. In some (geographic) areas they succeed in this, while in other areas they don't as much.As to HOV lanes. They are a complete failure to mitigate congestion. The intent was to get people to share rides and lower congestion but it doesn't really do that. The HOV exits off the express lanes in downtown Seattle are proof - mostly empty.
Alysashley79, not everyone over here is anti-EV. Actually we have a handful of Teslas and probably over 200 PHEVs total. Unfortunately our "representatives" don't really represent many of us, but rather follow the party line. I'm not sure I want to meet my rep in person or have him in my car. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't help.... many people in eastern wa seem to still have range anxiety even with a tesla and I can see why not many places to plug in over there. Not as readily accessible as over here. When I visited a friend in Yakima I know everyone was like what is THAT you're driving. Like it had come out of know here. Whereas. Here I still get heads to turn and thumbs up but over there it's like a whole other world.
Maybe be time for some people that live in those districts (anyone out there?) to drop by and offer some rides to their legislators!!!
Aren't motorcycles allowed in the HOV lanes because they get very high mileage (60-140 mpg)? In my opinion HOV lanes are a very bad idea. Everybody gets bad mileage so a few can go faster? I have a hard time believing they relieve congestion. It seems to me HOV lanes aggravate congestion.
Alysashley79, not everyone over here is anti-EV. Actually we have a handful of Teslas and probably over 200 PHEVs total. Unfortunately our "representatives" don't really represent many of us, but rather follow the party line. I'm not sure I want to meet my rep in person or have him in my car. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't help.
That said, if you need to visit the Tri-Cities, feel free to contact me for assistance charging. I've helped several Teslas in the past, including shuttling to appointments so that their car could continue charging. With the Ellensburg SC, there really shouldn't be any problems with range, except maybe in winter, or the occasional 40 KWH version. In addition, there are some options not listed on Plugshare that might be accessible. Finally, I'm working on a getting a couple of businesses on the EV bandwagon. I'll publish more when it happens.
As for HOV lanes over here, not in the Tri-Cities.