01-30-2006, 10:00 AM
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Wannabe Hypermiler
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Location: Orange County, CA
Hybrids: 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid AT-PZEV
Posts: 174
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California HOV lane exemption for hybrids so popular that program may end
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The Department of Motor Vehicles reports the program is wildly popular, and officials are approving about 200 HOV access stickers a day. Once the state issues 50,000 decals - at the current rate, that could come in March - Caltrans will study whether the car-pool lanes have become too congested to allow access to any more solo drivers in hybrids.
If Caltrans' 90-day study determines that the car-pool lanes have become too crowded, it could shut down the program to new users as early as summer.
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http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_3450549
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