Meaning of Lexus lane | Babel Free

Definitions

A toll-charging express lane on a public highway.

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Examples

“There are many obvious reasons why this would be problematic, ranging from the inadequacy of existing local roads and mass transit to handle⟳ diverted travelers to the probability that a "high-occupancy toll" lane would become⟳ an elitist "Lexus lane" barrelling people to the Hamptons in record⟳ time.”

“As for the Lexus lane charge, UCLA transportation guru Brian Taylor argued that toll lanes aren't a bad deal⟳ for low-income people.”

“Critics say⟳ the sudden reliance on so-called “Lexus lanes” sells out public infrastructure to a foreign, for-profit company with unlimited tolling authority.”

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