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Bid On eBay To Speed Up Your Commute
malfunct writes "The traffic in the greater Seattle area is atrocious, and the State Government has been working hard to find a way to solve the issue. In the interim, they may use eBay as an innovative solution for estimating demand and raising funds. According to a MSNBC article, the plan is to use eBay to sell stickers that allow access for single driver vehicles to the car pool lane. The idea is to use eBay to find just how much a speedy commute is worth to drivers."
If your commute doesn't improve by much, can you leave negative feedback?
Chris
I'll ride in your car with you on the way to work, so you can go in the carpool lane.
Well now it will reward people who have A+++++++++++++++A+++++++++ great tranaction WOULD USE AGAIN in their profile
Seller was awesome! Totally fast shipping! Great communication! I love my sticker and will buy again! A+++++++
Come on, this is just a thinly veiled attempt at making an old-people-free lane. Since old people generally aren't heavy computer users, let alone heavy eBayers, this lane will be regulated to the young and fast! We've all dreamed of it, and now its here!
daed si luap
I think this idea is great. I give it an A++++++++++++. Oustanding thinking and clever idea!!!!! I would work with Government again, anytime!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Now that the "non" carpool cars can drive on the "fast" lane. An say alot of people fork over the dough. Will the "fast" lane be fast or will they then have to pay McMonkey McBean aka the seller of the tickets, for the privledge of riding in the newest fastlane, the old ones.
I live in Central London (in England).
Is there another Central London we didn't know about?
Black and grey are both shades of white.
1. Scroll down to description of auction
2. Click on picture of sticker
3. Print out onto sticker paper
4. Profit!
--riney
1. Buy stickers on EBay even though you don't live there. 2. ???? 3. Put them back on EBay later. 4. PROFIT!
Senior citizens still commute...don't you ever see them driving 45 MPH in the fast lane with their left blinker on for miles at a time? Maybe we should give them the stickers for free just to get them out of our way.
imagine how much people would be willing to pay for a sticker that let them drive as fast as they want
and drink beers while doing so.
If you mod me down the terrorists will have won
If we've already decided it's kosher to sell private access to publicly-funded government services, why stop with HOV lanes? There's a lot we could sell to the highest bidder: the right to enroll in a certain school, garbage pickup at the date and time of your choosing, just-around-the-corner police and fire protection, head-of-line privilege at the emergency room, access to your elected representative ...
Oh, wait, we've already implemented that last one.
$399
>computing...heheh... meant to say commuting.
:P
You laugh because you accidentally said it... I laugh because I didn't even catch it
I don't care if someone is willing to fork over the equivalent of my yearly wages, just so they can drive in the carpool lane.
You really think they'll get all the way up to $20?
In fact, you can sell anything on eBay. Really.
Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
I think you mean High Speed.
Rip down that Godawful Alaskan way Viaduct.
Hey, I'd agree to that! I live in the HarborSteps and it would give me a much nicer view >:}
Its a health hazard in the next Major quake.
That it is...
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