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I've seen at least a 4-5 cars pulled over for carpool violations in norcal, usually in considerable traffic. Cathartic event really. One time there was a lot of
by themodelplumber 5y ago
I've seen at least a 4-5 cars pulled over for carpool violations in norcal, usually in considerable traffic. Cathartic event really. One time there was a lot of cheers from other cars and horns honking.
On a normal day it can be tough to tell why people are getting pulled over though. You'd have to be able to observe the conditions and watch them get pulled over which is a pretty short window given the attention & timing factors.
- genocidicbunny 5y agoAnecdotally, I've heard from many people that in pre-pandemic traffic on the peninsula, the occasional carpool ticket was worth it for the time savings they got from taking the carpool lane. Carpool lane violations don't accrue points, so there's no insurance hikes or potential to lose your license. Especially with things like Waze being available, in slow-moving traffic cops didn't change their positions often and so you could fairly reliably avoid being in violation when you were in sight of them.
- kelnos 5y agoThis just tells me that I think all our anecdotes here are useless. I haven't done the peninsula commute thing for a while (10+ years), but for the 6 years when I did, I cannot remember even one instance of seeing someone obviously pulled over for a carpool violation. (Granted, it can be hard to tell, as you say.) I wonder if there are public stats on this. How many people are cited? Can we estimate the total number of violations somehow to get a rough percentage of people who actually get caught?