What is a car pool lane? how does it work?

Question

What is a car pool lane? how does it work?

Answer 1

During rush hour on weekdays only taxis, buses, and cars with 3 or more passengers can drive in the lane.  That is here in Ontario, Canada.  You can get a ticket if caught in that lane, especially in downtown cities.

Answer 2

More than 1 person has to be in the car to use it. Some will let single drivers use it between certain hours of the day.

Answer 3

a left most lane reserved for cars with two or more occupants.

it is restricted and allows for faster movement.  you can only enter and leave in certain areas indicated by a white line, otherwise seperated from the rest of the freeway by a double yellow line.

fines can be quite high for traveling in it or crossing the double yellow.

Answer 4

A car pool lane is a special lane for people with 2 or more people in the same car to drive in.  

And to respond to what someone else said, the car pool lane is not to make people think about the enviroment.  It is to cut down on traffic so in highly trafficked areas the commute will not be as long and there will be less gridlock.

Answer 5

during busy commute times, you have to have  at least 2 people in the car to be in the carpool lane

Answer 6

a car pool lane is the one that's furthest to the left and is illeagal to drive in if you're the only one in the vehicle.  I helps to maintain the flow of traffic.

Answer 7

Car pool lanes were devised to encourage people to share a car rather than everyone using their own. The idea being that it would reduce both pollution and the amount of cars on the road.

They are usually monitored by cctv so that if a car is seen with only one occupant the driver can be traced and fined.

I`m not sure which towns/cities have them in the UK other than Leeds which trialled them a couple of years ago.

Answer 8

I think they use them in the US and perhaps certain areas of the UK......it's all about sharing your ride with someone....It's aimed at making people think about the environment and be more economical.