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A telephone attitudinal survey was made of commuters on two freeways in Orange County, California--the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and the Newport-Costa Mesa Freeway (Route 55). The survey was undertaken as part of an interagency effort to evaluate the potential effectiveness and public acceptability of high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes under consideration for these freeways. Telephone surveys were conducted with persons who regularly use these freeways three or more days per week during the morning or evening peak periods, or both. Respondents were identified by a combination of videotaping of midstream freeway movements and selected on-ramp monitoring. The findings provide insight into the reaction of the public toward HOV lanes, offer guidance on lane design and operation, and will assist in formulating a program to increase public awareness and lane use. The major conclusion is that more than 75 percent of the regular freeway commuters surveyed are in favor of testing HOV lanes on these freeways, despite the relatively low rate of ridesharing among current freeway users and despite the fact that most commuters consider other types of improvements to be more effective methods of reducing freeway congestion. Respondents expressed concerns about the HOV-lane concept, in particular with respect to safety and enforcement, but also believed that the lanes would serve to reduce congestion and driving time and provide an incentive to carpool.

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Acceptance; Attitudes; Awareness; Carpools; Commuters; Data collection; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Incentives; Measures of effectiveness; Reduction (Chemistry); Surveys; Traffic congestion; Traffic lanes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety; Travel time

Acceptability; Effectiveness

Orange County (California)

Orange County (California)

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society; I73: Traffic Control

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