Comments on: Should Hybrid cars be allowed in the carpool lane? http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/ The future is here - hybrid cars are green Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:09:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: snoopy5210 http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-106 snoopy5210 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:03:34 +0000 http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/#comment-106 No, I think carpool lanes should only be used to reduce congestion/traffic on the freeway. No, I think carpool lanes should only be used to reduce congestion/traffic on the freeway.

]]> By: JRavey http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-105 JRavey Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:56:52 +0000 http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/#comment-105 No. The point of the carpool lane was to carpooling to lower the volume of traffic. Once hybrids become even more popular, you'll have lost the merit of HOV when it's saturated with hybrids carrying only one person. Needless to say, few politicians will want to repeal the HOV bonus for fear of being labelled anti-hybrid. It's politically easy to drag down the benefits on the original beneficiaries of HOV, it's much harder to completely take those benefits away from the new beneficiaries. No. The point of the carpool lane was to carpooling to lower the volume of traffic. Once hybrids become even more popular, you’ll have lost the merit of HOV when it’s saturated with hybrids carrying only one person. Needless to say, few politicians will want to repeal the HOV bonus for fear of being labelled anti-hybrid. It’s politically easy to drag down the benefits on the original beneficiaries of HOV, it’s much harder to completely take those benefits away from the new beneficiaries.

]]> By: Paul http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Paul Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:42:20 +0000 http://hybrid--cars.info/should-hybrid-cars-be-allowed-in-the-carpool-lane/#comment-104 The whole point of the carpool lane thing was to get people to conserve gas. Allowing hybrids in carpool lanes rewards people who buy them. 60mpg is a pretty good #. P.S. The carpool lanes were created in response to the 1973 "fuel crisis", as a way to reduce fuel consumption. The secondary benefit being less cars on the road. The whole point of the carpool lane thing was to get people to conserve gas. Allowing hybrids in carpool lanes rewards people who buy them. 60mpg is a pretty good #.

P.S. The carpool lanes were created in response to the 1973 “fuel crisis”, as a way to reduce fuel consumption. The secondary benefit being less cars on the road.

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