Utah: HOV Drivers Targeted By Highway Patrol

HOV DRIVERS TARGETED UTAH HIGHWAY BY PATROL 1 in 5 vehicles in utah hov lanes or express lanes don't belong there More than 50% of Express Pass users do not use 50% their transponder for months Unused Express Passes cost the state of Utah $19,000 per month in lost There are 6 Express Pass payment zones with zone pricing ranging from 25 cents to $1 revenue The monthly administrative cost per Express Pass is $2.85 HOV traffic moves up to 35 MPH faster than regular traffic The auto accident injury rate jumps 150% when drivers merge from the HOV lane into the left lane The highest rate of auto accidents are within 0.3 miles of an HOV on-ramp or off-ramp Robert J. DeBry [http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2616.asp)0 [http://fox13now.com/2014/11/19/officials-says-misuse -of-hov-lanes-cost-utah-thousands-each-monthv]0 & [http://www.ksl.com/?sid=368701858nid=148&fm=m ost popular&s_cid-popular-8)0 ASSOCI ATES [http://www.udotutah.gov/expresslanes/)