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Why carpool lanes sit empty at rush hour

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Everyone stuck in gridlocked regular traffic is forced to stare agonizingly at an utterly barren carpool lane, because finding a coworker willing to ride shotgun at six in the morning is statistically impossible.

Why carpool lanes sit empty at rush hour
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