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Originally Posted by wwjdrv
stupid idea with or without SUVs. Carpool lanes were not created with emissions in mind, although that was a side effect, they were created for traffic control. Letting single occupant hybrids in the lanes totally defeats the purpose of them.
We dont have them here in Nebraska, but I do plenty of travel and use them frequently in some larger cities. I know that in the North East, they allowed hybrids in the carpool lanes and now they are getting ready to pull them back out because they have created worse traffic problems than before they even had the carpool lanes.
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As much as this policy will make my life in Southern California incredibly easier (you know what I mean if you've driven through the Los Angeles metropolitan area traffic), I agree that this does nothing to encourage carpooling. Ultimately, taking vehicles off the road altogether by encouraging carpooling is not only great for traffic reasons, but its even better for the environment and air quality than any hybrid could ever hope to be.