Northbound HOV only ramps are BULLSHIT!

www.wsdot.wa.gov retarded reasoning for having HOV only on ramps:

Why are two downtown Seattle express lane entrances reserved for carpools, vanpools and buses when the express lanes operate northbound? These express lane ramps include sharp curves and limited visibility. These ramps were designed to safely handle the lower traffic volumes of a ramp reserved for carpools, vanpools and buses.

Busses and vans do better with sharp curves and limited visibility? WHAT THE FUCK? Walking in front of a bus or van requires a greater distance than a car, so if this is meant to be safer for pedestrians maybe an overpass should be on the “to do” list. Oh and take the light away so that all those long buses and vans don’t back up. Oh wait – then you wouldn’t be able to see into the cars fast enough to pull them over. Silly me, what was I thinking.

Opening these two ramps to all traffic would change traffic patterns on downtown Seattle streets. The last time WSDOT and the City of Seattle reviewed the use of these ramps, just a few years ago, the impact on city streets wasn’t acceptable.

You mean you reviewed how much income the police bring in when handing out tickets at the end of the month and the loss of that money was unacceptable – at lease be honest. Traffic already goes right past the ramp to get to the regular northbound ramp.

When the I-5 express lanes operate northbound, there is a traffic chokepoint at Northgate, where the express lanes merge onto the I-5 mainline. At this location, a single general-purpose lane and a single high occupancy vehicle lane from the express lanes must merge into the rest of I-5 traffic. Opening the two additional downtown Seattle ramps to all traffic would significantly increase the volumes of traffic using the I-5 express lanes and would make the chokepoint at Northgate even more significant.

This would make some sense if the regular northbound lanes didn’t back up so much that the express lanes can’t merge into them at all. Actually, I was just on the regular northbound I-5 today and I flew by what looked like an Express lanes parking lot, so try again. - I mean it’s already shitty, so what’s the real reason? Could it be police revenue?

High occupancy vehicle ramps provide an incentive to encourage people to carpool, vanpool or ride the bus.

OH Bullshit! Just look at I-5 during rush hour sometime. AND take a look at the rest of the retarded carpool rules. How is a mother with a baby considered a valid carpool? The baby can’t drive!!! That’s not taking any other cars off the road!