Editing High-occupancy vehicle lane (section)

===New Zealand and Australia===

The first HOV lane (known as a Transit Lane T2 or T3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/trafficinformation/trafficfacilities/trafficsigns/r7/r7-223.html |title=TRANSIT LANE T2 (24hrs) |access-date=2015-01-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150121231519/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/trafficinformation/trafficfacilities/trafficsigns/r7/r7-223.html |archive-date=2015-01-21 }}</ref>) in [[Australia]] opened in February 1992, located on the [[Eastern Freeway, Melbourne|Eastern Freeway]] in [[Melbourne]] travelling inbound.<ref name="OECD02">{{Cite book|author=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|title = Road Travel Demand – Meeting the Challenge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZNrNqqcB6sC&q=san+francisco+hov+lane+1973&pg=PA133|year=2002|publisher=[[OECD Publishing]]|isbn = 978-92-64-17551-8|pages=134|author-link = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development }}</ref> In May 2005, T2 Transit lanes were opened on [[Hoddle Highway|Hoddle Street]] in Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/National/New-lane-to-ease-Hoddle-Street-blues/2005/05/16/1116095905932.html|title=New lane to ease Hoddle Street blues - National - theage.com.au|website=[[The Age]]|language=en|access-date=2018-06-11|date=2005-05-17}}</ref> As of 2012, there were also T2 and T3 facilities in [[Canberra]], [[Sydney]] and [[Brisbane]].

In [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], there are several short HOV 2+ and 3+ lanes throughout the region, commonly known as T2 and T3 lanes.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/moving-around/bus-and-transit-lanes/WhereAreTheBusAndTransitLanes/Pages/Transit-Guides.aspx 
 |title=Transit Guides 
 |publisher=Auckland Transport 
 |access-date=2010-05-06 
 |date=2011-10-28 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125112141/http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/moving-around/bus-and-transit-lanes/WhereAreTheBusAndTransitLanes/Pages/Transit-Guides.aspx 
 |archive-date=2011-11-25 
}}</ref>  There is a T2 transit lane in [[Tamaki Drive]], in a short stretch between [[Tamaki Drive#Okahu Bay Reserve|Okahu Bay Reserve]] and downtown Auckland.<ref name=AuckandT2>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/moving-around/bus-and-transit-lanes/WhereAreTheBusAndTransitLanes/Documents/Priority_Lanes_for_Carpooling-print.pdf |title=Priority lanes for carpooling |author=Auckland Transport |publisher=Auckland Transport |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209104855/http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/moving-around/bus-and-transit-lanes/WhereAreTheBusAndTransitLanes/Documents/Priority_Lanes_for_Carpooling-print.pdf |archive-date=2013-02-09 }}</ref> There are also T2 priority lanes on Auckland's [[Auckland Northern Motorway|Northern]], [[Auckland Southern Motorway|Southern]], [[Northwestern Motorway|Northwestern]], and [[New Zealand State Highway 20|Southwestern Motorway]]s. These priority lanes are left-side on-ramp lanes heading towards the motorway, where vehicles with two or more people can bypass the [[ramp meter]] signal. Priority lanes can also be used by trucks, buses, and motorcycles, and the priority lanes can be used by carpoolers at any time.<ref name=AuckandT2/> Eleven lanes were opened to electric vehicles in a one-year trial from September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drivingtests.co.nz/resources/what-is-an-ev-lane/|access-date=2017-09-27|title=What is an EV lane |date=2017-09-18}}</ref> There are also several short T2 and T3 facilities in [[North Shore City]] operating during rush hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/moving-around/bus-and-transit-lanes/WhereAreTheBusAndTransitLanes/Documents/North_Shore_Transit_Lanes-print.pdf |title=North Shore transit lanes |author=Auckland Transport |publisher=Auckland Transport |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203182059/http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/moving-around/bus-and-transit-lanes/WhereAreTheBusAndTransitLanes/Documents/North_Shore_Transit_Lanes-print.pdf |archive-date=2013-02-03 }}</ref>