Hybrids ! Get them off the HOV lanes !!

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Originally posted by tlschau
I know that's it's not a big deal, but I have seen a number of out-of-state hybrids on HOV.

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Me, too. This morning at about 6:45, within a two-minute period, I saw one hybrid with an out-of-state plate and one with a regular Virginia tag. Of course, there were also plenty of other violators at that time and not one patrol car.

Hybrids don't qualify for CF tags under the current regulation as it's written, just how it's being implemented.

Apparently nothing matters other than the "hybrid" decal. I have seen the same Alaska tagged hybrid in HOV dozens of times over the last few years, though it appears that the owner might have upgraded to a newer hybrid since I saw a new one with Alaska tags not too long ago.

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Originally posted by Stuck2
[br]... tell people to stop moving into NOVA area.

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Tell people to stop moving into the NOVA area??? Where do you propose they go? DC schools are the pits, single family homes are rare and are well beyond the reach of the average person, they can't vote, and their taxes are the highest in the area. MD would just end up like NOVA, and in some respects it already is, but with somewhat better Metro support (if you throw out the constant delays on the Red line [:p]).

This seems to be a case of "I got mine, the rest of you need to go elsewhere". Face it, the jobs are in this area, and people are going to go where the jobs are. That's another reason housing construction is up. Be grateful that you have your job, and let others have theirs. If you get tired of the traffic and commute, do like I'm doing --- find a job two miles from home and jump on it. [8D]

Where are they to go? Maybe the Moon? or Mars?[:o)]

Really, just joking on the not moving to NOVA. The only thing remotely realistic is to keep HOV 3; close the lanes to non-HOV at Edsall; remove exemptions. But all this is just bandaids because as population increases so does the road traffic. Unless the area is willing to pay for mass public transportation, just don't see any lightening up on traffic in general.

Would be nice to see some of the decent paying jobs leave the city.

Even a decent paying IT job can't generally provide income enough for a mortgage in THAT area. Shoot, I'd need TWO of my "decent paying" IT jobs to live up there. And costs are RISING as the jobs reestablish along the corridor.

ScarletLSG

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Originally posted by ronin718
[br]Okay, so I need to re-engage my humor chip... As for the jobs, I guess it depends on your field. The IT jobs are paying pretty good out towards Dulles, at least if you have a clearance.

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