Consumers Digest

I keep hearing on the traffic reports about the special left-hand lanes?

that are called HIV lanes. I most certainly know it is a horrible disease, but how does having your own lane help matters?

Public Comments

1. They're called HOV lanes. It stands for High Occupancy Vehicles. Usually it's for cars or busses with 2 or more people in them. Sometimes they require 3 or more. They are there to promote carpooling. There are so few people carpooling that the people that do get to their destination way faster.
2. The state figures that if you have HIV, you don't have much time left, so you can use the special lane. Actually, it's HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) meaning, more than one person. And, yes, a hearse with one driver and a body in the back can use the HOV lane. It's still high occupancy.