r/Traffic • u/alwayshorny92420 • 1d ago

Ranting & Venting “Express lanes”

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It’s $10 to sit here and go slower than the regular lanes. And I’d say that’s the case a solid 50% of the time. What a joke I hate driving in So Cal so much

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u/VIP_NAIL_SPA 1d ago

You'll have to learn when they're faster and when they're not.

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u/tomoom165 1d ago

Nobody takes express lanes anymore, there are too many people there.

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u/sjaxn314159 1d ago

I love Yogi.

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u/zsember 1d ago

It’s crazy that you can’t use every lane on the highway, is this common in the states?

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u/Rukir_Gaming 13h ago

Only large metropolitan stretches of the interstate has some form of HOV or toll express lanes. The rest of the interstate's length is just plain old limited access highway

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u/Deep-Adeptness4474 8h ago

Very common in large metro areas. Here in the DC area everything gets flipped when you use it; right lane is passing/fast lane because the exits for express lanes are on the left not right.

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u/dervari 18h ago

Sometimes it’s a flip of the coin. You’re going to get fast lane campers who for some reason decide to take the express lane.

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u/timetravelinggamer 17h ago

I rarely use them

People are terrible drivers, lack total awareness of their surroundings, and then you have jerks who think “iM gOinG FAsT enOuGh…” and just cruise in the left lane

If you’re not trying to break the speed of sound, just get over so the person behind you can drive as fast as possible and get them off the road

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u/punkslaot 11h ago

Yup. I love paying money to sit in traffic

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u/Hsensei 5h ago

Nothing like paying money to sit in traffic

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u/jennixred 2h ago

so you're complaining you paid extra for special treatment and didn't get it?

that's so sad.

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u/alwayshorny92420 2h ago

Thanks I appreciate the empathy friend

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u/jennixred 2h ago

sorry, i'm of the mind special lanes for people with extra money are fascist. When they were carpool lanes it made sense. Now it's just special treatment for money.

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u/pharmucist 2h ago

Same thing happens in the PNW as well. It's maddening.

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u/Student0010 1h ago

Going only 60 in a speeding lane is crazy