Washington state ends HERO program meant for reporting law-breaking drivers
The Washington Department of Transportation is ending its HERO program, which for nearly four decades has encouraged people to snitch on motorists who violated the rules of Washington’s carpool lanes and report chuffs who cut in line while waiting for ferries.
The number drivers were encouraged to call — 1-877-764-HERO — stopped taking messages Wednesday.
“The program has served its purpose because most travelers are familiar with how HOV lanes and ferry queuing operates,” the department wrote on its website.
The program began in 1984, a time when carpool lanes were new to Washington. The state’s goal was to have motorists in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties self-enforce carpool lane protocols. The program expanded in 2010, when state officials began encouraging people to report drivers who cut in the vehicle line while boarding ferries.
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