COMMUTER ATTITUDES TOWARD PROPOSED HIGH-OCCUPANCY-VEHICLE LANES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

A telephone attitudinal survey was made of commuters on two freeways in Orange County, California--the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and the Newport-Costa Mesa Freeway (Route 55). The survey was undertaken as part of an interagency effort to evaluate the potential effectiveness and public acceptability of high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes under consideration for these freeways. Telephone surveys were conducted with persons who regularly use these freeways three or more days per week during the morning or evening peak periods, or both. Respondents were identified by a combination of videotaping of midstream freeway movements and selected on-ramp monitoring. The findings provide insight into the reaction of the public toward HOV lanes, offer guidance on lane design and operation, and will assist in formulating a program to increase public awareness and lane use. The major conclusion is that more than 75 percent of the regular freeway commuters surveyed are in favor of testing HOV lanes on these freeways, despite the relatively low rate of ridesharing among current freeway users and despite the fact that most commuters consider other types of improvements to be more effective methods of reducing freeway congestion. Respondents expressed concerns about the HOV-lane concept, in particular with respect to safety and enforcement, but also believed that the lanes would serve to reduce congestion and driving time and provide an incentive to carpool.

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• Authors:
  • Greene, Sharon M
  • Barasch, Kenneth L
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: pp 19-25
• Monograph Title: Urban traffic management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1081
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Attitudes; Awareness; Carpools; Commuters; Data collection; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Incentives; Measures of effectiveness; Reduction (Chemistry); Surveys; Traffic congestion; Traffic lanes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Acceptability; Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: Orange County (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction; Reserved lanes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474371
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309041015
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM