Where's the HOV enforcement????

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   OK, almost a month ago VDOT raised the fines for HOV-3 violators, right .... my question is, how do they possibly intend to utilize this if there's practically NO enforcement???  

	This is absolutely infuriating!  Since July 1, I have noticed MANY more violators and almost no police presence on the HOV-3 lanes!  Where are the days when they had the barrage of vehicles staged and the entrance and exit ramps of the HOV-3 lanes??  

	Is it just me noticing this? 

	Thanks for letting me vent, but this is absurd!

	Kolohe

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Kolohe Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kolohe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Where's the HOV enforcement???? Posted: 28 Jul 2004 at 7:05am
	OK, almost a month ago VDOT raised the fines for HOV-3 violators, right .... my question is, how do they possibly intend to utilize this if there's practically NO enforcement??? This is absolutely infuriating! Since July 1, I have noticed MANY more violators and almost no police presence on the HOV-3 lanes! Where are the days when they had the barrage of vehicles staged and the entrance and exit ramps of the HOV-3 lanes?? Is it just me noticing this? Thanks for letting me vent, but this is absurd! Kolohe

Subaru Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 19 May 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Subaru Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2004 at 7:13am
	Nope, Not just you. I also find it kind of stupid when you see a state trooper on the springfield bridge (The exit that is for HOV north to springfield) but is watching traffic going North and the HOV is going sotuh. Why isnt he catching the many violators around? Also there was a car pulled over the other morning in the normal lanes in the shoulder in the fast lane. There was a trooper on his side and then a trooper on the HOV side. But the trooper on the HOV side was just standing against the concrete barrier yackin it up. People are seriously getting a free ride this month. There is no way they are at there average. I hope they didnt think that just by raising the fines it would stop people from breaking the law. Hopefully they are just playing a game and on Friday before the end of the month they are gonna do a huge crack down.

pplmvrs Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote pplmvrs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2004 at 12:37pm
	I just have to say that yesterday on the ride home an SUV cut me off and almost ran me off the road. The driver was a violator trying to get into the left lane to avoid the police officer pulled over on the right shoulder giving out a ticket. I was so upset with this driver...BUT....about 5 minutes later that driver called pulled over!! It was WONDERFUL :) Apparently a police officer was driving a few cars ahead of us. The police officer pulled over on the left shoulder and waited for us to pass him, then he pulled out and I let him get in front of me so that he could pull over the SUV. It was so great. He pulled up right next to the car and motioned for him to pull over. It just made my day

Luvmyhybrid Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Luvmyhybrid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Aug 2004 at 1:18pm
	I've noticed troopers tagging violators in two unique places this past week....once in the morning at the Pentagon ramp...he had 3 violators pulled over and was motioning for more - it was GREAT!..never had seen that one before. The other was in the afternoon at the Landmark(?) off-ramp onto I-95 south. I think they're doing their job, just may not be quite so obvious as a saturation might be, but they're getting 'em. Give them credit - it's not an easy job....

SlugBuddy Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 21 May 2003 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote SlugBuddy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Aug 2004 at 1:45pm
	I rarely see any enforcement between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. and that's when the most violators are out there. Occassionally I will see (1) a police officer sitting on the side of the road, looking like he is ready to get someone, and then several blatant violators pass and he does nothing [:(!]or (2) you see a random cop with one car pulled over at a time (like that is really doing anything). They need to be smart and make the most out of it and sit at the exit and entry points with two cops (one to point the violators over and one to write the tickets). If you are as fed up with the situation as I am, you can write the POC listed below. He is with the state police and if we complain enough about the lack of HOV enforcement, they may actually do something about it. Bud Cox Management Analyst Virginia State Police 804-674-2127 bcox@vsp.state.va.us

ronin718 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ronin718 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Aug 2004 at 9:48pm
	The VSP had the right idea last Thursday on the Dulles Access Road. At the point where the Toll Road and Access Road split there were 4 (yes, FOUR) troopers there with 6-8 cars pulled over. CUCV_Owner and I both hooted and waved at the boys in blue for their great display of enforcement. If only they'd do it every day!!! [:D]

Kolohe Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kolohe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 2004 at 8:13am
	Slugbuddy, Thanks so much for the POC information. Letter written and sent! The more people that complain, we may get them doing more enforcement at all times of the month instead of just the last week. Kolohe

ronin718 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ronin718 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 2004 at 8:47am
	The VSP were out having fun this morning on the Dulles Connector/I-66 inbound. CUCV_Owner and I watched one cruiser pull a violator over out of a line of vehicles, then saw another cruiser right at the Dulles/I-66 EB merge poised to pounce. Oh, how we love the blinky blues!!!!! [8D]

DC2RV Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 28 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 1014	Post Options Post Reply Quote DC2RV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Aug 2004 at 8:26pm
	Yesterday - 8/10, the enforcement was tending to an accident in the main lanes. Too bad too. They could have nabbed the violator who slowed down to almost a stop trying to exit at Seminary. The idiot, in the right lane no less, pulled into the left lane causing 2 motorcyclists to hit the brakes/go off onto the shoulder. All the cars, us included, got around him ASAP. The three of us, the driver and two riders, looked at him, just incredulous. And he looked right backed, oblivious...

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 2004 at 6:46am
	Enforcement report - inside the beltway on I-395 HOV - this morning at 6:15 - VA State Trooper pulled over a Honda Accord violator near Edsall Road. Hope they keep it up! [;)]