HOT lane
noun [ C ] transport US specialized uk/ˈhɒt ˌleɪn/ us/ˈhɑːt ˌleɪn/
高承载收费车道（high-occupancy toll lane的缩写）
abbreviation for high-occupancy toll lane: a fast-moving lane (= a section) on a wide road that is only to be used by cars with two or more people in them, by buses, or by vehicles with only a driver if the driver pays a toll (= a charge)
The HOT lanes are designed primarily for express buses and other high-occupancy vehicles.
Over the course of the month, 6,500 different vehicles used the HOT lanes. 在这一个月里，有6500辆不同的车辆使用了高承载收费车道。
- More examples
- HOT lanes give free passage to carpooling vehicles and allow non-carpoolers to pay a peak-hour toll for access.
- The Transportation Commission chairman suggested that vehicles with three or more occupants receive a toll credit for the HOT lanes as a reward for carpooling.