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I I I Most Drivers Dubious About Car Pool-Lane 'There's Just Too Much Traffic' By Jeff Sievers and Margie Freaney Alighting froin her silver \baby for coffee at a vendor near the eXit Benz\ at a Long Island Expressway ramp in Medford. rest area, J~ Kogel expressed a defi- Specialized lanes work ·best, he nite opinion on the state's plan to ere- said, when there is some physical ate a car pool-only lane on the LIE. separation from the rest of the traffic. \It won't work,\ the Stony Brook But the DOT plan fOI' tbe express- resident said flatly~ way calls for a four-foot wide section The state Departme.nt of Trans- of striped pav~ment to differentiate portation, which plans-to build a 40 the- high occupancy v.ebicle (HOV) · · mile .. long new fourth lane,. has pro- lane from the regular traffic. posed limiting the lane to \high oc- Robert Longo of Sayville, who cupancy\ vehicles -vans, buses and commutes in a bJack GMC van sug- cars with at least two occupants - gested that state pfficials need ooly to during rush hours. watch rush-hour ttaffic on any given \If they have to restrict the use [of day to see why he and other drivers a fourth lane], I think it should be believe the plan is doomed. limited to expensive European auto- \I don't think you Will see a half- mobiles.'' said Ms. Kogel who, with dozen cars with more than two peo- her Mercedes 190, would qualify. ple .in them. That',s not going to Few of the drivers questioned at change anytime soon.\ be said · random during the morning commut- The proposal dries have its advo- ing hour one day last week had cates~ however. One of them is anything good to say about ~~D=~ Marc Weinstein, who owns the state•s brainstonn. A Marc Of Elegance Acc()tding to the Limousine Service in plan\ the first 12·mile EastNorthport.. section the depart- \It can be enf~ ment will build on just like coo tmcts in the LIE, between the left lane' is en- Exit49 in Huntington forced. It's a great and Exit 57 in Haup- idea- mere•d be the pauge, will be reserved same amount of rush- for vehicles with more hour ti'8fliC. but it would than one occupant. Ulti- move,\ said Mr. Weinstein, mately, the state plans to extend whose fum has six cars. the p:oject east to Exit 64 in Medford. \There would definitely be people The first section alone will cost violating,\ he ~ \but they'd about $110 million and would not be have to make it a major, maj(x fine.\ completed until 1994. Once (inished According to the roles, even a - and if it is restricted to car pools limousine would be prohibited from - it is expected that the lane would using tbe lane if the car had no passen- . at least double the people-carrying ~ - as frequently happens on trips capacity of a general use lane. to ·and from the ailp«t. New Ycxters, Other parts of the country have in- however, can be counted oo 10 think of stituted the so-called car-pool lane loopholes for just such situatioos. concept. The state is proposing a sim- ·\We've got the dark windows, so I ilar idea for the Cross Westchester think the safe assumptioo oo the part Expressway north of New York City.. of the police would be, even if we Critics,. though~ say the idea would don't have anyone in thele that we do. be im~sible to enforce, and many I think thefd have to go under the as- mention the particular nature of the sumption that there are enough people New York metropolitan driver, which in the car,\ Mr. Weinstein said. might be best characterized as, say, Not surprisingly, the acting execn- aggressive. • tive director of Long Island Ridesbat- \Won't work. Can't. There's just ing Inc.- speaks very highly of the too much traffic. If that lane's mov- idea. The nonprofit organization acts ing,. and you're sitting there, every- as a matchmaking service for those body's going to jump. In fact, that'll who want to form car or van pools. probably be the most crowded Jane of ••Experience has shown that such a all,\ said Thomas Gass, a driver for lane can carry a lot more people - Orange & Yellow Cab of Huntington fewer vehicles, but more people ••• Station, in a. telephone interview. In fact, one lane can carry as many as \In fact,, added Mr. Gass, who two lanes,\ said Richard DeTwk, act- sometimes driv.es customers from ing executive director. HuntingtOn to the two airports, \I'd Unlike those who say Long Is- have to say. I'd probably be the first landers have the wrong temperament to jump4\ for what mJght turn out to be an bon- That opinion wa$ seconded by or system, Mr. DeTurk is optimistic. Marty Antooj speaking ftom the cab \It will take time for drivers to get of a long .. Jiaul traCtor-trailer. adjusted,\ he said. ''but just like recy- ''When tbe road bogs down. people cling, it certainly can WOik.\ - wcks included ~ are going to He knows that there are plenty of usc the left lane/' said Mr. Anton.- naysayers. \But I don't think we \'It~s human nature,\ added the should reject an idea just because it Queens resident. whQ was stopping might have proble~\ he said. • B I y va put1l legiS \Vel'S) emp1 c~ \S islaU addil otheJ deve \1 wha1 diiec reJru five M part get 1 tiJan get] toE F ByJ El safe sim] addi thu sttai T, men ShOl the: W01 A the mw Hill Mel fie: imp 'Wa) and S! inCI ligll the
