[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Separate lanes for large trucks seemed like a good idea, for several reasons.

[TXnMA]

Actually, I championed separate minimum-width cargo-only (trucks + rail) corridors -- one N-S and one E-W -- (without all the utilities ROW, etc).

That would leave the present Interstates for passenger vehicle use only -- which would increase safety, decrease IH traffic volume, and extend the infrastructure's usable lifetimes tremendously.

[rwfromkansas]

I would say that is one good idea, and parts of this will still be built.

I do believe they need to make separate lanes for trucks.

[2CAVTrooper]

“Separate lanes for large trucks seemed like a good idea, for several reasons.”

I agree that trucks, large RV’s, and busses should have their own lanes that’s physically separated from passenger car traffic.

[Paleo Conservative]

Separate lanes for large trucks seemed like a good idea, for several reasons.

Not if you're an ambulance chasing trial lawyer who makes a living suing trucking companies after 18-wheelers collide with passenger vehicles.

[justlurking]

Separate lanes for large trucks seemed like a good idea, for several reasons.

I'd be happy if they just banned trucks from the left lane. I get really tired of being stuck behind a truck that won't (or can't) get up enough speed to pass and get back over in the right lane.

You really need three lanes to make it work. There's a 70-mile section of I-35 from about Jarrell to Buda that is three lane and trucks are banned from the left lane. Unless it's rush hour in Austin, that section of I-35 is a pleasure to drive.