拼车专用道 HOV lane
<p> 近几年，不少人开始找人拼车上下班，这样不仅能减少车辆开支，同时也能为缓解交通拥堵贡献一份力量。在国外，不少城市都在交通高峰时段为这一类车辆开设专用车道，叫做<span word="HOV">HOV</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> (<span word="also">also</span> <span word="HOV">HOV</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>, <span word="carpool">carpool</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>, <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="is">is</span> 2 <span word="or">or</span> 3 <span word="occupants">occupants</span>. <span word="HOV">HOV</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="throughput">throughput</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p> 拼车专用道（<span word="carpool">carpool</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>），也叫高上座率机动车道（<span word="high">high</span>-<span word="occupancy">occupancy</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>，<span word="HOV">HOV</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>）、钻石车道（<span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>）或快速车道（<span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>），指在交通高峰时段专门预留给那些除司机外还搭乘有一名或多名乘客的机动车行驶的车道。每辆车最少要载有2到3个人。开设拼车专用道是为了提高车辆的平均上座率和人员通行量，以缓解交通拥堵和空气污染。</p>
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