Lexus lane

English

Etymology

Lexus (a brand of luxury automobile) + lane

Noun

Lexus lane (plural Lexus lanes)

(slang) A toll-charging express lane on a public highway.
- 2006 May 21, “Uncrowding the Lane”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:
  There are many obvious reasons why this would be problematic, ranging from the inadequacy of existing local roads and mass transit to handle diverted travelers to the probability that a "high-occupancy toll" lane would become an elitist "Lexus lane" barrelling people to the Hamptons in record time.
- 2012 November 17, Steve Lopez, “Doing the math on 'Lexus lanes'”, in Los Angeles Times‎, ISSN 0458-3035:
  As for the Lexus lane charge, UCLA transportation guru Brian Taylor argued that toll lanes aren't a bad deal for low-income people.
- 2014 February 21, Nicholas Sakelaris, “Taking a toll: Life in the "Lexus lane"”, in Dallas Business Journal‎:
  Critics say the sudden reliance on so-called “Lexus lanes” sells out public infrastructure to a foreign, for-profit company with unlimited tolling authority.

单词	Lexus lane
释义	Lexus lane English Etymology Lexus (a brand of luxury automobile) + lane Noun Lexus lane (plural Lexus lanes) (slang) A toll-charging express lane on a public highway. 2006 May 21, “Uncrowding the Lane”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331: There are many obvious reasons why this would be problematic, ranging from the inadequacy of existing local roads and mass transit to handle diverted travelers to the probability that a "high-occupancy toll" lane would become an elitist "Lexus lane" barrelling people to the Hamptons in record time. 2012 November 17, Steve Lopez, “Doing the math on 'Lexus lanes'”, in Los Angeles Times‎, ISSN 0458-3035: As for the Lexus lane charge, UCLA transportation guru Brian Taylor argued that toll lanes aren't a bad deal for low-income people. 2014 February 21, Nicholas Sakelaris, “Taking a toll: Life in the "Lexus lane"”, in Dallas Business Journal‎: Critics say the sudden reliance on so-called “Lexus lanes” sells out public infrastructure to a foreign, for-profit company with unlimited tolling authority.
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