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HOV lanes and EVs (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Now that something like a quarter of car sales in BC are EVs, I am starting to think their privileged access to HOV lanes is no longer a sustainable concession. There are just so many that the priority should shift back away from single occupancy vehicles.

Alternatively, we could keep the allowance, but add a second HOV lane, leaving gas vehicles to whatever's left on the highway. But that probably be unpopular. 😀

Who in government would I write to express this opinion? MP or MLA?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I see the carpool lane as anti congestion lane not lower pollution lane. EVs do not help with congestion of our roads.

I am OK with motorcycles using the HOV lane because it helps with congestion

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

That is my thinking as well and a good point to explicitly mention in a letter to an mla or MP.