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High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)
Intro
Waze finally has HOV routing! This feature puts Waze out in front of the other navigation systems, but now we need to know how to configure the map for proper routing. Take your time and read it through it all and if you have questions reach out to your State Manager or Regional Coordinator and we’ll get you some help.
Definitions
HOV
HOV – High Occupancy Vehicle. Has more than one person in the vehicle. It is often posted with a number after the acronym; HOV-2 or HOV2+. The number specifies the number of people to meet the HOV requirements; ex. HOV-3 means that three or more people need to be in the vehicle.
HOT
HOT – High Occupancy Toll. This is a combination of toll road and HOV. Sometimes called “Lexus Lanes” since people can buy their way onto roads with less congestion. Electronic toll roads often require a special transponder set to HOV which broadcasts the car meets the requirements so that the toll is not charged.
Express Lanes
Express Lanes – There are two main types of Express Lanes on the interstate system. They can either be HOT lanes or lanes that have limited exits. This wiki section will just deal with the HOT type of Express Lanes and the segments should follow the guidance for HOT below.
Clean Air Vehicle
Clean Air Vehicles – These vehicles meet the requirements for low emissions for the state that the person is operating the vehicle. The vehicles are normally either a hybrid or electric or natural gas vehicle. Note some states require special permits or license plates to qualify.
Nearby HOV Attribute
The Nearby HOV attribute is a check box that is used for designating roads that close to the HOV lane so that Waze’s algorithm can differentiate between the varying speeds
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DO NOT SELECT this attribute on the actual HOV road segments. Even for road segments that have regular and HOV lanes on the same segment. (i.e. the segment has an HOV lane that is separated by dashed line.) Ensure the Nearby HOV attribute is selected on all parallel road segments going the same direction that are within (XXX feet) of an HOV segment. Note for reversible HOV lanes there may be road segments on both sides of the HOV lane that require the Nearby HOV attribute to be checked.
Toll Transponder Companies supported
The following companies’ toll transponders are supported in Waze:
- Sunpass
- Flexpass
- TxDOTTolltag
- Leeway
- O-Pass
- Peachpass
- METROHOTtag
- FasTrack
- Goodtogo
- E-Pass
- TxTAGTolltag
- DallasNTTATolltag
- E-ZPass (E-ZPassFlex)
- HarrisEZtag
- EZ Pass (EZ Pass Flex)
How to map HOV lane segments
Separated HOV lane
- Separated HOV lanes are either lanes that are:
- Completely separated by a distance from the normal lanes. Shoulders and/or other land can be the separation.
- Separated by a concrete barrier from the normal lanes.
- Separated by solid or double solid lines from the normal lanes
- Separated by flexible barriers from the normal lanes
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Dashed line separation
Dashed line separations are transition areas where vehicles can merge from HOV lanes to regular lanes or from the regular lanes to the HOV lanes. There are two types of situations with the HOV dashed line separation: 1. Continual dashed line for the entire HOV lane. HOV vehicles can enter or exit at any location on the HOV lane 2. Transition zones, where there is a limited are for entering or leaving the HOV lane Mapping continual dashed line HOV lanes. Current forum guidance is to map the HOV lane on the regular lane. This requires a merge ramp from HOV to the regular lanes and a merge ramp back to the HOV lanes. Be sure to have each ramp labeled so that people know when to get into the regular lanes and the HOV lanes. This configuration does cause problems with excess commands for people already on the HOV lane and staying on the HOV lane. Insert picture of the location
Entering restrictions
HOV only
Toll Transponder Companies supported
The following companies’ toll transponders are supported in Waze:
- Sunpass
- Flexpass
- TxDOTTolltag
- Leeway
- O-Pass
- Peachpass
- METROHOTtag
- FasTrack
- Goodtogo
- E-Pass
- TxTAGTolltag
- DallasNTTATolltag
- E-ZPass (E-ZPassFlex)
- HarrisEZtag
- EZ Pass (EZ Pass Flex)
To select the toll transponder:
- Select Add restrictions (Time Based Segment Restrictions) on the left panel when the segment is selected
- Select allowed on the Driving is ____ for section
- Select subscription by clicking the +' on the green add restriction banner and a drop down menu will appear
- Select applicable transponder company by clicking the Sunpass and a drop down menu will appear with all available companies
To select the number of people required for HOV use:
- Select Add restrictions (Time Based Segment Restrictions) on the left panel when the segment is selected
- Select allowed on the Driving is ____ for section
- Select Num passengers by clicking the +' on the green add restriction banner and a drop down menu will appear
- At least 2 passengers is added
- Select applicable transponder company by clicking the At least 2 passengers and a drop down menu will appear with selections for at least 3 (4) passengers
HOV lane only part of the day/Open to all rest/part of day/Reversible lane
How to use OR (HOV or toll)
To select the toll transponder:
- Select Add restrictions (Time Based Segment Restrictions) on the left panel when the segment is selected
- Select allowed on the Driving is ____ for section
- Select subscription by clicking the +' on the green add restriction banner and a drop down menu will appear
- Select applicable transponder company by clicking the Sunpass and a drop down menu will appear with all available companies
To select the number of people required for HOV use:
- Select Add restrictions (Time Based Segment Restrictions) on the left panel when the segment is selected
- Select allowed on the Driving is ____ for section
- Select Num passengers by clicking the +' on the green add restriction banner and a drop down menu will appear
- At least 2 passengers is added
- Select applicable transponder company by clicking the At least 2 passengers and a drop down menu will appear with selections for at least 3 (4) passengers
How to use And (HOV and transponder required)
Toll Transponder Companies supported
The following companies’ toll transponders are supported in Waze:
- Sunpass
- Flexpass
- TxDOTTolltag
- Leeway
- O-Pass
- Peachpass
- METROHOTtag
- FasTrack
- Goodtogo
- E-Pass
- TxTAGTolltag
- DallasNTTATolltag
- E-ZPass (E-ZPassFlex)
- HarrisEZtag
- EZ Pass (EZ Pass Flex)
To select the toll transponder:
- Select Add restrictions (Time Based Segment Restrictions) on the left panel when the segment is selected
- Select allowed on the Driving is ____ for section
- Select subscription by clicking the +' on the green add restriction banner and a drop down menu will appear
- Select applicable transponder company by clicking the Sunpass and a drop down menu will appear with all available companies
To select the number of people required for HOV use:
- Select Add restrictions (Time Based Segment Restrictions) on the left panel when the segment is selected
- Select allowed on the Driving is ____ for section
- Select Num passengers by clicking the +' on the green add restriction banner and a drop down menu will appear
- At least 2 passengers is added
- Select applicable transponder company by clicking the At least 2 passengers and a drop down menu will appear with selections for at least 3 (4) passengers
Mapping Toll Plazas
Transponder only
Transponder or cash
Cash only
Transponder 24/7 and cash (part time)
[Note this section might need to move to the toll road section and then be linked here.]