HOV LANE

marcvtec · 12-05-2011, 05:38 PM

The hov lane on the highway is useless
I got passed by a school bus while stuck behind an old man and his Buick going 110 in the left lane side by side with a trailer
Really..... Come on Canada let's drive the economy better and get me home faster so I can spend money, and not follow retired people in the left lane all the way home.

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seasonal · 12-05-2011, 05:56 PM

I can feel your pain, traveling DVP to work and home everyday

KCX_335xi · 12-05-2011, 06:21 PM

I've broken the double occupancy rule a few times coming back on 403 West... Just out of pure frustration...

nemo07 · 12-05-2011, 07:41 PM

Feel your pain man lol.

jim.e. · 12-06-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by KCX_335xi

I've broken the double occupancy rule a few times coming back on 403 West... Just out of pure frustration...

you mean you're not allowed to drive there if you're by yourself?

achien · 12-06-2011, 09:46 AM

HOV lane is the best thing in the world when I am with my family when I get to that dame Hwy. 401 & Hwy. 404 log-jam (and passing the Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, ...).

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Originally Posted by marcvtec

The hov lane on the highway is useless
I got passed by a school bus while stuck behind an old man and his Buick going 110 in the left lane side by side with a trailer
Really..... Come on Canada let's drive the economy better and get me home faster so I can spend money, and not follow retired people in the left lane all the way home.

End of rant

Andy M · 12-06-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KCX_335xi

I've broken the double occupancy rule a few times coming back on 403 West... Just out of pure frustration...

I think most of the users on the 404 SB use the HOV lane as a passing lane so they can get onto the DVP faster. I once saw a 3-car accident in the HOV lane with all three cars having only one person in them. I wonder how they explained this to the cops when they arrived...

markham335i · 12-06-2011, 02:24 PM

i always use the HOV.. cba to spend hours and hours stuck in traffic, wasting my life away. self-ish? probably.... but has saved me countless hours so flame away :P

whats the fine $$$$ if caught :S

Built My Way · 12-06-2011, 02:40 PM

What is it with old men and Buicks?

achien · 12-06-2011, 03:14 PM

they still live in the 50s, thinking Americans still makes the best cars.

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What is it with old men and Buicks?

nitehawk · 12-06-2011, 07:06 PM

The fine for improper use of the HOV lane is $110 and 3 demerit points. The cops are quite active catching drivers on the 403 HOV lanes during rush hour - don't know about 404.

BavFan_08 · 12-07-2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nitehawk

The fine for improper use of the HOV lane is $110 and 3 demerit points. The cops are quite active catching drivers on the 403 HOV lanes during rush hour - don't know about 404.

I agree with HOV lanes but I disagree with them at 11:30 pm at night...a lot of major cities have HOV lanes set for rush hour (eg. Los Angeles, Washington DC.)

lcs · 12-07-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by nitehawk

The fine for improper use of the HOV lane is $110 and 3 demerit points. The cops are quite active catching drivers on the 403 HOV lanes during rush hour - don't know about 404.

I've seen a few times when the cop stops inside the tunnel where the HOV lane merges to 401 west from 404 south.

apocalypse · 12-07-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lcs

I've seen a few times when the cop stops inside the tunnel where the HOV lane merges to 401 west from 404 south.

Yea, seen that trap a few times. Too bad, otherwise I'd get to work way faster, avoiding that 404 jam-up around the 401 interchange.

marcvtec · 12-07-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BavFan_08

I agree with HOV lanes but I disagree with them at 11:30 pm at night...a lot of major cities have HOV lanes set for rush hour (eg. Los Angeles, Washington DC.)

I disagree with them at all times because they are always empty

nitehawk · 12-07-2011, 03:27 PM

Yeah, it does not make much sense during non-rush hours.

It is still better than some other cities. In Houston, they have a single HOV lane than goes one way during morning rush hour and the opposite in the evening. All other times, its closed - and no shoulder with concrete barriers on each side. All it takes is one bad car and you're stuck for hours.

ctheM · 12-07-2011, 03:31 PM

it gets pretty busy during rush hour, well at least for 404.

alanchan · 12-09-2011, 11:36 AM

I feel your pain and we are in the west coast not doing any better than Ontario.
Anyone from the Greater Vancouver Area
please comment this stupid BC government policy of using HOV lanes.
If you drive along Hastings and Broadway area in Vancouver
you simply notice HOV lanes used to be for BUS, car pool vechicles with min 2 people, bikes etc...
They changed that to BUS and Bike only....
WHY???
during rush hours, if you want to drive to school/work on back home
it takes forever....
Something is definitely wrong with our government!!!

nitehawk · 12-09-2011, 12:12 PM

I would more aggravated about the ridiculous 407 costs here. I mean if they set it to be a bit more reasonable, it would certainly help balance things out in certain areas.

sheerin · 12-09-2011, 05:28 PM

I commute to Hamilton from Toronto for work and when i'm on nights traffic along the QEW/403 is brutal. The nightly commute has several slow downs, none of which were helped by the introduction of the HOV lane on the QEW, in fact i'd argue they've made it worse.

The biggest issue with the QEW HOV is people don't know how to effectively merge with traffic (or let people merge), as a result it creates slow downs. These slow downs happen at every interchange and the worst one is at the end of the HOV, just before the QEW and 403 split. It is common for traffic to essentially stop up to 5 km away from this interchage because of the traffic turbulence created by driers trying to get from the HOV to the far right lane so they can go on the 403.

Most of the time now i just cut up to the 407 and take the $6 charge so i can get to work with a minimum of agitation.

The other night I was making good time so i decided to not take the 407, as a result i barely made it to my base in time.

nitehawk · 12-09-2011, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sheerin

Most of the time now i just cut up to the 407 and take the $6 charge so i can get to work with a minimum of agitation.

The other night I was making good time so i decided to not take the 407, as a result i barely made it to my base in time.

How's that area of the 407 (QEW-401) in terms of speed traps? Are there any cops?

335icandy · 12-10-2011, 04:38 AM

407 sucks... total rip off and they're crooks - there are still more speed traps than I've ever seen on the 401, and 403. I refuse to get taxed even more to use a highway.

HOV lanes are great when I'm by myself, stuck in rush hour traffic, with old men driving slow in the left lane! LOL Always so tempted to just cross over that solid line and speed in that beautiful open lane...

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markham335i Lieutenant 61 Rep 540 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto, Markham iTrader: (0)	i always use the HOV.. cba to spend hours and hours stuck in traffic, wasting my life away. self-ish? probably.... but has saved me countless hours so flame away :P whats the fine $$$$ if caught :S __________________ Upgrades: <Cobb V3, DCI, BMS downpipes, ER charge pipe, Forge DV, bbs ch-r, 30%tint all around, bmw performance exhaust, umnitza V4 angel eyes>.....Next upgrades (I would like):intercooler, BBK, turbo upgrade....etc....
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nitehawk Lieutenant Colonel 102 Rep 1,903 Posts Drives: e92 335i 6MT Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (15) Garage List E92 BMW 335i [9.00] E92 BMW 335i \| Retired [10.00]	The fine for improper use of the HOV lane is $110 and 3 demerit points. The cops are quite active catching drivers on the 403 HOV lanes during rush hour - don't know about 404.
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nitehawk Lieutenant Colonel 102 Rep 1,903 Posts Drives: e92 335i 6MT Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (15) Garage List E92 BMW 335i [9.00] E92 BMW 335i \| Retired [10.00]	Yeah, it does not make much sense during non-rush hours. It is still better than some other cities. In Houston, they have a single HOV lane than goes one way during morning rush hour and the opposite in the evening. All other times, its closed - and no shoulder with concrete barriers on each side. All it takes is one bad car and you're stuck for hours.
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ctheM Private 4 Rep 65 Posts Drives: 12 335is Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Canada iTrader: (2)	it gets pretty busy during rush hour, well at least for 404.
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alanchan Major 72 Rep 1,402 Posts Drives: 2006 323i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada iTrader: (21)	I feel your pain and we are in the west coast not doing any better than Ontario. Anyone from the Greater Vancouver Area please comment this stupid BC government policy of using HOV lanes. If you drive along Hastings and Broadway area in Vancouver you simply notice HOV lanes used to be for BUS, car pool vechicles with min 2 people, bikes etc... They changed that to BUS and Bike only.... WHY??? during rush hours, if you want to drive to school/work on back home it takes forever.... Something is definitely wrong with our government!!! __________________ 323i, Arctic metallic , Cream beige leatherette interior , Titanium matt trim , Premium , Auto , 18" style 189 sport wheels , 335i bumper + kidney grills, CF pillars, Chrome window trim package , LCI halogen.
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nitehawk Lieutenant Colonel 102 Rep 1,903 Posts Drives: e92 335i 6MT Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (15) Garage List E92 BMW 335i [9.00] E92 BMW 335i \| Retired [10.00]	I would more aggravated about the ridiculous 407 costs here. I mean if they set it to be a bit more reasonable, it would certainly help balance things out in certain areas.
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sheerin Private 0 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2006 323i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I commute to Hamilton from Toronto for work and when i'm on nights traffic along the QEW/403 is brutal. The nightly commute has several slow downs, none of which were helped by the introduction of the HOV lane on the QEW, in fact i'd argue they've made it worse. The biggest issue with the QEW HOV is people don't know how to effectively merge with traffic (or let people merge), as a result it creates slow downs. These slow downs happen at every interchange and the worst one is at the end of the HOV, just before the QEW and 403 split. It is common for traffic to essentially stop up to 5 km away from this interchage because of the traffic turbulence created by driers trying to get from the HOV to the far right lane so they can go on the 403. Most of the time now i just cut up to the 407 and take the $6 charge so i can get to work with a minimum of agitation. The other night I was making good time so i decided to not take the 407, as a result i barely made it to my base in time.
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335icandy Lieutenant 49 Rep 503 Posts Drives: 2016 328dX Msport Estoril Blue Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA iTrader: (0)	407 sucks... total rip off and they're crooks - there are still more speed traps than I've ever seen on the 401, and 403. I refuse to get taxed even more to use a highway. HOV lanes are great when I'm by myself, stuck in rush hour traffic, with old men driving slow in the left lane! LOL Always so tempted to just cross over that solid line and speed in that beautiful open lane...
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