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Old 04-10-2006, 04:37 PM
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Default Re: Backlash against hybrids

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Originally Posted by HyMinded
In Carpool Lanes, Hybrids Find Cold Shoulders
Other motorists gripe that drivers of the fuel-efficient vehicles are slowing the HOV flow.
By Amanda Covarrubias, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, April 10, 2006

When California allowed solo occupants of hybrid cars to use carpool lanes last year,. . .
Finally, I've got a car for whom traffic jams don't mean a thing. I've got a car that revells in slow, stop-and-go traffic. But instead, we have to take this high-speed, low MPG, express car pool lane? . . . I don't think so.

In Huntsville, I've started enjoying the access and utility roads. The speeds are sedate, the drivers 'unrushed' and my MPG is shooting out the roof. Hop on the expressway? . . . No thanks!

I've got satellite radio, a calm attitude and slow speeds are no terror. Living South of the Mason Dixon Line, time hold no terrors . . . except in NASCAR and high-school football.

Bob Wilson

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