HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES ARE AN EXPECTED FAILURE

[ 30 Nov 2019 | vol. 12 | no.11 | pp. 21-32]

About Authors:

Yair Wiseman
-Computer Science Department, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Abstract:

HOV lanes are supposed to control the traffic flow and keep it uncongested; nonetheless, HOV lanes require the continuation of the traffic jams and congestions; otherwise they will have no effect. The more traffic jams and congestions take place, the more successful the HOV lanes will be. The absurdity of HOV is that a solution for traffic congestions has a critical need for constant congestions to be successful. In the coming years when autonomous vehicle will be more common, the effectiveness of HOV lanes will be even slighter, but even before the emerging of the autonomous vehicles, the concept of HOV lanes failed in many venues because its reasoning is irrational.

Keywords:

High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes, Traffic Congestions, Autonomous Vehicles, Multi-Level Roads

 

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