HOV Rules

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   Yes.  The HOV lanes begin at 3:30.  You must be off the HOV lanes if you don't have the required number of people or a clean fueled car.

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kraftz Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote kraftz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: HOV Rules Posted: 14 May 2004 at 10:40am
	Yes. The HOV lanes begin at 3:30. You must be off the HOV lanes if you don't have the required number of people or a clean fueled car.

emancilla Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote emancilla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2004 at 11:22am
	Thanks for the clarification, USA.

USA Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote USA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 May 2004 at 8:27am
	quote: Originally posted by emancilla [br]If I remember correctly, HOV on Route 66 ends at 7:00pm. Did they change that? Because USA mentions that it ends at 6:30pm. HOV inside the Beltway on I-66 is from 4:00 to 6:30. I believe that outside the Beltway the left lane is HOV-2 from 3:00 to 7:00. The right shoulder lane is open until 8:00, however.

emancilla Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote emancilla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 2004 at 3:35pm
	If I remember correctly, HOV on Route 66 ends at 7:00pm. Did they change that? Because USA mentions that it ends at 6:30pm.

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: 04 May 2004 at 2:51pm
	When the troppers first had this big push to eliminate cheaters, didn't they indicate there would be an on-going effort to keep violators off HOV during rush hours? It seems like its getting back to the way it was two years ago.

USA Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote USA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 2004 at 2:45pm
	Last Thursday I took I-66 to the Dulles exit to go to a reception at Tysons (yes, I had a passenger). There were, of course, scads of violators; it was around 6:00 and HOV ends at 6:30 on I-66. There were about four cop cars set up at the spot where the Dulles Toll Road splits from the Dulles Access Road (the Chain Bridge Road overpass) just pulling them over, one after another. [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] What was really amusing was to see all the brake lights and people diving to the left to get on the Access Road--remember you can legally go non-HOV if you're going to the airport. I wonder if one of the cops was radioing license numbers to someone out near the airport to nail anyone who tried to do the "airport U-turn." (The solution to that is to buy one gallon of gas at the airport gas station, if it's still there--that constitutes "airport business.")

glacier Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote glacier Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 2004 at 2:04pm
	Best thing to do is keep calling the troopers. They seem to respond to phone calls well. Cheers, Glacier

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: 04 May 2004 at 1:38pm
	quote: Originally posted by vabigblue [br]I agree. There were several cheaters this morning between 6:15 and 6:40. The car I was in followed a 300ZX all the way to the Pentagon. Several others north of Lorton. Law enforcement must have been engaged in some other activity this morning. In this post I meant to say "Several others got off the HOV lanes north of Lorton. I agree Mirangus, a person can almost judge when the police are going to be there. Weather is the prime factor I believe.

mirangus Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mirangus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 2004 at 1:33pm
	Something interesting I noticed...Whenever the weather is unfavorable or there are accidents on the main lanes (like this morning), there are many more cheaters than average. I guess they figure that the cops are too tied up or don't want to play in the rain. Unfortunately for us, it appears that they are right. It sure would be nice to have some dedicated HOV cops, rain or shine.

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: 04 May 2004 at 1:22pm
	I agree. There were several cheaters this morning between 6:15 and 6:40. The car I was in followed a 300ZX all the way to the Pentagon. Several others north of Lorton. Law enforcement must have been engaged in some other activity this morning.