How come there's a restriction on when we can go in and out of the carpool lane on the freeways?

Question

Is there a logical explanation that states this restriction help with the traffic flow within the carpool lane? or is there another reason?

Answer 1

The reason for that is the carpool lane's reason is to keep traffic flowing at a good rate of speed in that lane.  If you had 5 people cutting from the regular lanes of the freeway it would slow everything down and probably cause an accident that's why there's restrictions.  Your lucky you have a carpool lane on your freeway where I live its every man for himself which is why there's so many accidents on our freeways.

Answer 2

The IDEA is that people are going to obey the law and NOT enter the lanes anywhere but where it's legal, so those in the lane don't have to worry about some dunce pulling in front of them as they are riding along at the speed limit.

As all of us who use these lanes know, people regularly ignore the double yellow lines and do that very thing, causing wrecks.

Answer 3

Carpool lane is usually faster than other lanes, so it slows them down when people get in.  So they restrict it to a particular area.

Answer 4

Here's the reasons: If people could enter and exit the lane whenever they wanted, it would slow people down that are already in the lane, diminishing the benefit of having a carpool lane to start with. And, traffic in the carpool lane tends to move faster than the other lanes, so if you have slow traffic trying to enter the carpool lane, the chances of a wreck are much greater. Sometimes the carpool lane is moving at 50-60 miles per hour or more, while the other lanes are moving very slow or not at all. The last thing I want if I'm going 65 in the carpool lane is someone cutting in front of me doing 20.

Answer 5

What I love about carpool lanes is I can look back in my mirror and be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, and see not a single car in the carpool lane. I also love the guy who has 2 or 3 people in his car and so he will get over into the carpool lane then do 55 in a 65...die get in the coffin DIE!