Whats an HOV lane and a HOT lane?
High occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes require vehicles to carry more than one person. During HOV-restricted periods, HOV-2 lanes require at least two people per vehicle and HOV-3 lanes require three. High occupancy toll (HOT) lanes operate beside existing lanes and are reserved for buses, carpools, motorcycles, emergency vehicles and motorists who choose to pay a toll. The number of cars using HOT lanes is controlled by variable toll pricing. When there is not much traffic, toll prices are low. When congestion increases, toll prices rise to regulate the number of drivers wanting to enter the lanes. The goal of variable pricing is to control the number of toll-paying cars in HOT lanes and keep them free-flowing.
