User:Tonytx05

Houston HOV/HOT Lane Implementation

The goal of this page is to communicate proper mapping of high occupancy vehicle and high occupancy toll lanes (HOV/HOT lanes) in the Houston area. As Waze does not fully support HOV lanes as of yet, this implementation accomplishes the following goals:

1. Allows drivers to use the HOV/HOT lanes as toll routes during the allowed times
2. Prevents HOV drivers who have manually routed into the HOV lanes from being improperly routed out of them
3. Lays the groundwork for full HOV support when Waze implements support for different vehicle types in the app

More details about the currently enforced hours and HOV/HOT lane routes is available here: http://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/HOVandHOTLanes.aspx.

General Rules

1. If applicable, only entrance ramps should have the toll flag set. This prevents drivers with toll avoidance enabled from being routed into the HOV/HOT lanes. It also allows an HOV driver with toll avoidance enabled that has manually driven into the HOV/HOT lanes from being prematurely routed out of the HOV/HOT lanes if the toll flag were set on the main HOV/HOT lanes or exit ramps.
2. Some HOV/HOT lane routes only allow HOV drivers with a minimum number of passengers during certain hours. These are known as "2+" or "3+" drivers, and reflect the required minimum number of passengers during the restricted hours. These restrictions should be specified on the entrance ramps only.
3. HOV/HOT lane restrictions on the main lanes should only be set up on two-way segments. This prevents routing the wrong direction, such as routing outbound during the morning inbound hours. Main lane restrictions should always be total restrictions and not vehicle specific.
4. No restrictions should be set on exit ramps

Current HOV/HOT Lane Timings