In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of automobile travel, legislatures across the country are considering laws that would allow single-occupant hybrid vehicles to use high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. In time, single-occupant hybrid vehicles could increase congestion in HOV lanes such that the travel time incentive would be lost. A microscopic simulation method is presented; it examines the possible effects of a proposed California state hybrid HOV law that would allow single-occupant hybrid vehicles into the state's HOV network. The results from a 12-by-16-mi freeway network being simulated around Irvine, California, under several travel demand scenarios show that the policy would not have a significant effect on HOV lane operations in the study area. Although the addition of single-occupant hybrids may have only a modest impact on short-run HOV lane operations, policy implementation opens the door to more difficult long-term policy questions.


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    Title :

    Operational Effect of Single-Occupant Hybrid Vehicles in High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2006-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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