Drivers raise concerns after administration pulls crucial road law: 'Traffic is going to be worse'

""Traffic is going to be worse," said Robert Sinclair Jr., a spokesperson for AAA, according to the Post. "We've crunched the numbers - there's about 55,000 eligible vehicles on Long Island - so imagine that number of vehicles not being able to use land anymore and coming out into the normal flow of traffic.""

""Traffic congestion on Long Island long ago reached epic proportions," said a 2002 study by the Regional Plan Association. "As early as the 1960s the Long Island Expressway was dubbed the world's longest parking lot.""

""We've crunched the numbers.""

Federal policy changes have ended the program that allowed electric and hybrid vehicles to use Long Island Expressway HOV lanes since 2006. The removal affects roughly 55,000 eligible vehicles on Long Island, forcing them out of HOV lanes and into general traffic. The Long Island Expressway carries about 700,000 vehicles daily and already experiences severe congestion as population on Long Island grew to over 8 million. The loss of EV and hybrid access to HOV lanes is expected to increase congestion and worsen commute times for car-based commuters across the New York City metro area.

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