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What is the difference between bus-only shoulders and the bus/taxi reserved lanes commonly found around Europe?

• rm445 12y ago
  It's for bigger roads that already have a hard shoulder.
• bryanlarsen 12y ago
  Shoulders are primarily a safety mechanism. They're a place which is almost always empty; you can swerve onto them to avoid a collision. This safety mechanism is not required when traffic is congested and moving slowly. Thus Minnesota can allow buses to use the shoulder when traffic is moving slowly without compromising the safety benefits of the shoulder.
  • josh-wrale 12y ago
    I've witnessed more than a few vehicles overheating in slow moving traffic. Many of drivers of these use the shoulder as a way of removing their vehicle from the main corridor. Another primary use for the shoulder is emergency vehicles. Any vehicle on the shoulder, moving or not, is likely to slow emergency responders. Make sure to look before you swerve, as many a highway patrol person has been killed this way.