An automated system for determining the number of occupants within moving vehicles
According to the most recent study by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration:
“Enforcement is a critical element to the successful operation of a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility. In the most congested metropolitan areas, the problem of HOV lane violators is acute, with documented violation rates on some facilities running well into the double digits.”
On the Bay Bridge connecting Oakland to San Francisco, there is an average of 3,694 vehicles per hour in the carpool lanes during the five peak hours in the morning and 937 vehicles per hour in the carpool lanes during the four peaks hours in the evening, or 22,218 vehicles who use the carpool lanes during the nine peaks hours in one day. The average violation rate is 11.7%. The minimum carpool lane violation fine is $380 or $1,000,000 in ONE Day on ONE Bridge.
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