It looks like the government is starting to do something I've wished they would do for a while. A section of motorway is getting one lane designated for multiple-occupancy vehicles. This is great news.
I kinda wish that had been initiated a long time ago. A work-colleague and I used to car share when I was working at Nortel(Periphonics) which not only cut the cost of travel for us, it meant we were using less fuel and there was less wear and tear on our cars. OK so we had to get up a little earlier to pick each other up/be picked up, but the benefits were clear. The shame was that the journey time was slightly longer due to going a bit out of the way at each end to pick up and drop off. Had there been designated multiple-occupancy vehicle lanes in place the extra time might have been offset by the lower congestion.
Still, apart from not being too sure that actually building an extra lane where there exist 3 or 4 lanes already is a fantastic idea, it's generally good news and I hope more of it happens.
