http://pugetsoundblogs.com/roadwarrior/2010/02/02/gorst-bound-hov-lane-may-get-hours-limitation/ Travis Baker blogs about the problems and idiosyncrasies of Kitsap highways and byways. Thu, 24 May 2012 07:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/roadwarrior/2010/02/02/gorst-bound-hov-lane-may-get-hours-limitation/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 Michael Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:23:42 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/roadwarrior/2010/02/02/gorst-bound-hov-lane-may-get-hours-limitation/#comment-2845 As I mentioned the last time this came up, Mr. Hood not liking to merge at the end of the non-HOV lane is a moot point since if the HOV lane is "nearly empty" then there shouldn't be anyone to merge with and thus he can just keep driving straight without any need to change speed. I am one of the people who use the HOV lane almost daily and really enjoy it's presence even during non-peak hours. As I mentioned the last time this came up, Mr. Hood not liking to merge at the end of the non-HOV lane is a moot point since if the HOV lane is “nearly empty” then there shouldn’t be anyone to merge with and thus he can just keep driving straight without any need to change speed. I am one of the people who use the HOV lane almost daily and really enjoy it’s presence even during non-peak hours.

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