臺灣地區推動市區公車專用道已逾十年,然對於高速公路高乘載車輛怕(HOV)專用車道仍處於凝聚共識階段。回顧美國HOV車道四十年發展歷程,係以鼓勵大眾運輸為初衷,之後開放屬於副大眾運輸的高乘載小汽車通行,以充分使用車道剩餘容量。環保與交通部門對HOV車道的共識具體呈現於清潔空氣法及三大交通法案(ISTEA, TEA-21, SAFETY-LU),空氣品質不良的都會區多有相當規模的HOV車道網。本文提出臺灣推動高快速公路HOV車道面臨的四大關鍵課題,包括1.HOV車道政策定位;2.HOV車道市場定位;3.大客車專用道的局限性;4.HOV車道推動時機。若能釐清前述課題,將有助於推動以HOV為基礎的高速公路大眾與副大眾運輸專用車道。
Taiwan has been successfully implementing bus dedicated lanes in the urban areas for more than a decade; freeway HQV lanes, however, are still controversial. By reviewing the 40-year development history, we found that HQV lanes in the US were originally proposed to encourage transit (bus) ridership, and later extended to paratransit (HOV) to well utilize the lane capacity. The HOV consensus between the environmental protection and transportation departments is reflected in the Clean Air Act and the three transportation acts-ISTEA, TEA-21, and SATETY-LU. Most metropolises with air pollution problems therefore have quite a few HQV networks. This paper brought four local topics of freeway HQV lanes into discussion: 1. Policy position of HQV lanes; 2. Market position of HQV lanes; 3. Limitation of bus dedicated lanes; 4. Timing of HQV lane implementation. If these topics can be clarified, HQV-based transit lanes are anticipated on the freeway system in Taiwan.