Not sure why Utah has a HOV lane anymore. Nobody follows the rules to use it.

May 15, 2019
8:11:08am

Cosmo4life Walk-on

Open it up. Heading south from SLC anybody and ride in it anyways. Everybody crosses over the double white to get in and out of it.

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Not sure why Utah has a HOV lane anymore. Nobody follows the rules to use it.

Cosmo4life

5/15/19 8:11am

RE: Not sure why Utah has a HOV lane anymore. Nobody follows the rules to use

maxpowers

5/15/19 8:12am

Because of construction on I-15 South the HOV lane is exempt right now. It says

UberDeek

5/15/19 8:18am

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Cougazul

5/15/19 8:19am

I've always been confused about that as those signs reminding drivers of that

StarMan

5/15/19 8:25am

You probably can. If the lane says "exempt" or "HOV suspended" why would the

byubyu

5/15/19 8:25am

Pretty sure this isn't right.

cougarking101

5/15/19 8:25am

They removed one of the lines going southbound in thanksgiving point so you can

sumba20

5/15/19 8:37am

Actually that is false...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 8:49am

This is correct. Cannot cross double whites in suspended zones.

Spindash

5/15/19 9:16am

Interesting.

cougarking101

5/15/19 9:44am

There is no double white line SB in Thanksgiving point right now

sumba20

5/15/19 9:47am

Right, but there is a long stretch of SB I-15 in SL county that does still have

dilbert

5/15/19 9:50am

If that is the case then they need to uncover those signs...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 10:14am

It depends on the area from what I was told.

Spindash

5/15/19 10:28am

I would imagine most troopers are common sense kinds of guys...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 10:39am

I agree, I think a lot are.

Spindash

5/15/19 12:52pm

Just tweeted at the Utah Highway Patrol about this. Lets see what they say

sumba20

5/15/19 10:07am

I don’t understand all the people who get in the HOV lane, then go 65 mph.

SD-Y-FAN

5/15/19 8:20am

PREACH!!! I cannot stand this.

sumba20

5/15/19 8:38am

I don't understand the need for people to go 80mph when the speed limit is 70.

FatherOFive

5/15/19 8:41am

You're the one at fault if you don't move over...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 8:51am

I partially agree with this

FatherOFive

5/15/19 8:53am

Oh I agree, but if you are in the left lane you need to move...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 8:55am

No argument from me on that point. 🙂

FatherOFive

5/15/19 8:59am

That's the way to do it...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 9:14am

Not sure this is true if you are in the HOV lane. At least in CA.

kcca

5/15/19 9:00am

It isn't for the HOV lane...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 9:11am

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Cougazul

5/15/19 9:54am

You will get ran off the road or rear-ended if you go 70

Cosmo4life

5/15/19 9:01am

If I'm in one of the two right-most lanes

FatherOFive

5/15/19 9:07am

"I don't get why you go 80, I go 75" lol what's the difference?

Dissenter

5/16/19 11:17am

HOV should be 4 or more, not two.....

BYU Grounds

5/15/19 8:25am

StarMan

5/15/19 8:28am

Certainly wouldn't work at the south end of SL county. Afternoon traffic is bad

thecave

5/15/19 8:33am

IOW, if my assumption is correct, I don't think it could work the same in Utah

StarMan

5/15/19 8:58am

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Abe Froman

5/15/19 8:26am

Not sure why Utah has traffic laws in general. Just sayin

deejo

5/15/19 8:26am

The solid white rule is ridiculously stupid & unsafe.

pegushin

5/15/19 8:34am

This.

rocker

5/15/19 9:05am

They could do like what I think I saw in Denver.....HOV lane was separated from

StarMan

5/15/19 9:30am

Yes and they switch direction of traffic based on the commute times

pegushin

5/15/19 7:18pm

The double whites go on for way too long and the dotted lines are way to

flavordave

5/15/19 9:53am

That's because it is currently suspended as an HOV lane...

CoachSpeak

5/15/19 8:47am

That's not the only reason, though.

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