Comments on: Heads and tales: Earth last http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/02/09/heads-and-tales-earth-last/ News, features and essays about Birmingham and Alabama Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wade http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/02/09/heads-and-tales-earth-last/#comment-282 Wade Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:35:56 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/?p=257#comment-282 Nonsense. Plenty of highways and interstates have HOV lanes without separate exits. You could transform a lane on 280 overnight to a HOV lane to accomodate multi-occupancy vehicles and public buses. Wait, do buses run on 280? <a href="http://www.bjcta.org/index.php?id=219" rel="nofollow">Yeah, all one of them.</a> Are you saying that lax enforcement by cops means we shouldn't bother with HOV lanes? I don't want to get rid of speed limits, no matter how unevenly they're enforced. I'd prefer to spend so-called millions on HOVs rather than adding lanes fruitlessly. Nonsense. Plenty of highways and interstates have HOV lanes without separate exits. You could transform a lane on 280 overnight to a HOV lane to accomodate multi-occupancy vehicles and public buses.

Wait, do buses run on 280? Yeah, all one of them.

Are you saying that lax enforcement by cops means we shouldn’t bother with HOV lanes? I don’t want to get rid of speed limits, no matter how unevenly they’re enforced.

I’d prefer to spend so-called millions on HOVs rather than adding lanes fruitlessly.

]]> By: Sean http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/02/09/heads-and-tales-earth-last/#comment-271 Sean Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:45:48 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/?p=257#comment-271 Exactly how would HOV lanes change things on 280? It is not a limited access highway, like the four interstates that roll around the Ham. HOV would be great on those, but 280 would require years and millions of dollars of investment just to replace one lane with an HOV lane (with HOV exits, etc.). I'm curious how Alabama commuters will handle the concept of HOV lanes. They're not exactly concientious drivers to begin with. Plus, with little enforcment on state freeways, I suspect the HOV lanes will be populated with LOVs as well. Still, progressive thinking for once. Exactly how would HOV lanes change things on 280? It is not a limited access highway, like the four interstates that roll around the Ham. HOV would be great on those, but 280 would require years and millions of dollars of investment just to replace one lane with an HOV lane (with HOV exits, etc.).

I’m curious how Alabama commuters will handle the concept of HOV lanes. They’re not exactly concientious drivers to begin with. Plus, with little enforcment on state freeways, I suspect the HOV lanes will be populated with LOVs as well.

Still, progressive thinking for once.

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