[Talk-us] Medians and reverts

[John F. Eldredge]

Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/21/2011 12:45 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > In California, carpool lanes are seperated by a painted median.
> This is what's in dispute. Is the following a median or simply a lane 
> separator? http://www.scvresources.com/highways/118_hov_lane.jpg
> 


Are the HOV restrictions in effect at all times, or only for part of the day?  The HOV restrictions on inbound highways in Nashville, TN are only in effect for certain morning hours on weekdays (inbound rush hour), and those on outbound highways are only in effect for certain late-afternoon hours on weekdays (evening rush hour).  The rest of the time, the HOV lanes are treated as normal lanes.  If the HOV lane restrictions are not 24/7, I would class those as lane separators, not medians.   Also, if a vehicle with enough passengers is allowed to move into/out of the HOV lanes at any point, I would not classify the markings as a median, but only as a lane separator.

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