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."

Comments

Re:Bad, bad, BAD idea

[sulli]

That's the point! They're looking for willingness to pay here. There is really only a small number of permits they could sell before the HOV lane gets full and it becomes useless.

In a time of tight budgets, I for one am all for milking those solo SUV SOBs for all they're worth. (Particularly because I bike to work, hah.)

Re:Impressive!

[Anonymous Coward]

Finally a government agency is publicly admitting that a free market economy has some value.

Now if they'd just do this with ALL of our taxes.

Re:Are people willing to pay for speed?

[zakezuke]

Funny thing is..

Dangerous driving doesn't get a ticket. Police typicaly are not allowed to engage in high speed pursutes without either authorization, or unless it's in relation to a felony.

Only the +5 to +15 mph speeders typicaly get tickets. They are so easier to catch, and quotas get made much more quickly.

"They'll probally kill them selves" is that I hear regarding super speeders, atleast among police at starbucks. Or "I wish I could have pursued that guy I clocked at 100+, but I hadn't made my quota yet".