Editing Traffic (section)

===Rush hour policies===
Some cities adopt policies to reduce rush-hour traffic and pollution and encourage the use of [[public transportation]]. For example, in [[São Paulo]], [[Manila]]<ref>Andrew Downie (21 April 2008). "The World's Worst Traffic Jams". Time. Retrieved 2008-06-20</ref> and in [[Mexico City]], each vehicle has a specific day of the week in which it is forbidden from traveling the roads during rush hour. The day for each vehicle is taken from the [[license plate]] number, and this rule is enforced by traffic police and also by hundreds of strategically positioned traffic cameras backed by computerized image-recognition systems that issue tickets to offending drivers.

In the United States and Canada, several expressways have a special lane (called an "HOV Lane" – [[High Occupancy Vehicle Lane]]) that can only be used by cars carrying two (some locations-three) or more people. Also, many major cities have instituted strict parking prohibitions during rush hour on major arterial streets leading to and from the central business district. During designated weekday hours, vehicles parked on these primary routes are subject to prompt ticketing and towing at owner expense. The purpose of these restrictions is to make available an additional traffic lane in order to maximize available traffic capacity. Additionally, several cities offer a public telephone service where citizens can arrange rides with others depending on where they live and work. The purpose of these policies is to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and thus reduce rush-hour traffic intensity.

Metered freeways are also a solution for controlling rush hour traffic. In Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle, Washington, among other places, metered on-ramps have been implemented. During rush hour, traffic signals are used with green lights to allow one car per blink of the light to proceed on to the freeway.

Rush hour is typically caused by multiple cars all going to once place at the same time. There is no way to fix the issue because the economy has set times for work, school, and running errands all during the same hours. There is no avoiding this problem because it exists in every major metropolitan area in the world. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Downs |first=Anthony |date=2004-01-01 |title=Traffic: Why It's Getting Worse, What Government Can Do |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/traffic-why-its-getting-worse-what-government-can-do/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref>