A SlugPoll: What's it worth to you?

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   SpongeBob's at it again with getting us thinking about the HOT.  :)  I only slug because it is free, or otherwise I'd take the VRE then perhaps the OMNI.  I'd much rather support public transportation than private companies like FLUOR even if it means taking longer to get to/from work.

	Forget Horner Rd, use Potomac Mills!

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WBSlug7 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote WBSlug7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2004 at 2:35pm
	SpongeBob's at it again with getting us thinking about the HOT. :) I only slug because it is free, or otherwise I'd take the VRE then perhaps the OMNI. I'd much rather support public transportation than private companies like FLUOR even if it means taking longer to get to/from work. Forget Horner Rd, use Potomac Mills!

tdar20 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote tdar20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2004 at 1:54pm
	Pay for slugging....never happen. Its the drivers responsibility and I agree with Sludge about a worst case event with the HOT lanes. I dont think the sky is falling just yet......

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2004 at 10:56am
	SpongeBob is evidently anticipating a worst case where Virginia or the HOT lanes operators charge all vehicles to use what we now call the free I-95 & I-395 HOV lanes. That would be a worst case scenario -- but info I've seen is that cars that comply with HOV rules (of at least 3 persons per car during HOV restricted hours) won't have to pay. Is there new info on this? Keep sluggin' as it is -- and keep on sluggin' ! [:)]

610staffordslug Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 610staffordslug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2004 at 8:35am
	I believe the main reason people slug is that it is free. If people are willing to pay $2 and $3 dollars per way everyday, why don't they join an organized carpool or vanpool. If you couldn't tell already, I would be unwilling to pay anything for slugging.

vabigblue Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote vabigblue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2004 at 4:01pm
	SpongeBob, are you considering coming home in addition to going to work? If not, with the pay theory, the cost would probably double, so that should certainly be taken into consideration. To answer your question, I would be willing to pay $2-$3 one way.

SpongeBob Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote SpongeBob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2004 at 1:55pm
	Ah, Bob... hmm. I hadn't foreseen that "Free Ride!" option. Very clever. Very clever indeed! That could very well be what happens. But I had reason for posing this question. I'm just wondering how we can save slugging, and the HOV, when the toll road is built? If we're going to have to pay to use the HOV lanes, I'm wondering exacly how much people are willing to pay. It's a missing piece of the HOT puzzle. What's it really worth?

ExecSec Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ExecSec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2004 at 1:44pm
	Right Bob. I wouldn't make anyone pay

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2004 at 1:42pm
	After all, HOV lanes were created to ENCOURAGE carpooling back during the gas crisis days. Sluggin' soon followed to provide a way to quickly form a one-way car pool each day to enable a car with more than 1 person to move a larger number of people in one trip thereby saving fuel resources and commuting time. In some places, sluggin' has been called "informal carpooling". IMHO paying to carpool as either a driver or slug is totally counter to the reason we have HOV lanes. Keep on sluggin' ! [;)]

Bob Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Dec 2001 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2004 at 1:18pm
	Here's what would happen. If there is a long line of slugs, the driver might be able to get slugs to pay something so they wouldnt have to wait. However, if there is a line of cars, a guy in the back of the car line could shout "free ride" and bypass the system. A modest commuter lot parking fee may be the best approach, although I certainly hope we dont have to do that since we want to encourage HOV. Let's stick to our principals on this and force them to come up with something other than toll.

Baz Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Baz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2004 at 1:03pm
	Slugging will always be a free option. Period. If people wanna pay money, buses-trains-and god forbid jumping in a HOT lane will cost you. Just may not be as care-free an option as it once was...