01049624

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https://doi.org/10.3141/2012-14

http://scholar.google.com...bull&publication_year=2007

This paper describes the use of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by inherently low-emission vehicles (ILEVs) and hybrid vehicles. On the basis of the provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, at least 10 states approved legislation allowing ILEVs to use HOV lanes without meeting the vehicle-occupancy requirements. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) allows states also to exempt qualifying hybrid vehicles from vehicle-occupancy requirements. Since the passage of SAFETEA-LU, FHWA has granted conditional approvals to Arizona, California, and New York for hybrid use of some or all HOV lanes in those states. Contrary to federal legislation, hybrid vehicles have been allowed to access HOV lanes in Virginia since 2000. As described in this paper, few ILEVs are in operation, and thus use of HOV lanes by ILEVs is minimal. On the basis of the experience in Virginia, California, and New York, however, owners of hybrid vehicles are using HOV lanes in those states.

01084472

English

pp 121-126

2007

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309104388

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Air quality management; Decision making; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Hybrid vehicles; Vehicle occupancy

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users; Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

Low emission vehicles

Arizona; California; New York (State); Virginia

Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2007 5:33PM

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