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   More evidence that NoSUV doesn't pay attention. First link is from the Federal Highway administration on motorcycles in HOV. Second, according to the NC DOT, the federal government says that motorcycles are allowed in HOV unless the state determines that motorcyclists are at greater risk by being in the HOV lanes instead of the regular lanes. I don't think there are any states that disallow solo motorcycle HOV use.  This has been covered here before.

	http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/hov/hovqalst.htm

	http://www.ncdot.org/projects/hov/faq/#15

	http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/HOV/guide.htm

	http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/transportation/urban_options/hov.html

	I did find a place that doesn't allow single passenger motorcycles in HOV.  But it's in Ontario Canada.

	http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_1520.aspx

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MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jul 2006 at 3:25pm
	More evidence that NoSUV doesn't pay attention. First link is from the Federal Highway administration on motorcycles in HOV. Second, according to the NC DOT, the federal government says that motorcycles are allowed in HOV unless the state determines that motorcyclists are at greater risk by being in the HOV lanes instead of the regular lanes. I don't think there are any states that disallow solo motorcycle HOV use. This has been covered here before. http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/hov/hovqalst.htm http://www.ncdot.org/projects/hov/faq/#15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/HOV/guide.htm http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/transportation/urban_options/hov.html I did find a place that doesn't allow single passenger motorcycles in HOV. But it's in Ontario Canada. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_1520.aspx

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jul 2006 at 12:35pm
	Actually, there is little difference between hybrids and motorcylces except in the number of seats. I've asked my delegate to explain why motorcycles are treated differently. Of course, since you provided the link, you already know that number of seats in a vehicle has no relevance in using express lanes during HOV hours.

rodmunera Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote rodmunera Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jul 2006 at 11:49am
	Yes, I am happy and my next car still will likely use an alternate form of fuel. The answer to pollution is not to come up with ways for more people to travel solo, but rather take advantage of carpooling. Incentives for alternative fuel transportation can be implemented without encouraging people NOT to carpool (e.g. tax breaks?). If you want to ride the carpool lanes solo, then buy a motorcycle!

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jul 2006 at 7:55am
	So happy that there's no longer a plan to promote less polution by getting more people to purchase hybrids instead of conventional gas guzzling higher poluting vehicles? No wonder there's such a resistence to the "inconvenient truth" of global warming! When all of the cars in the commuter lot are hybrids, THEN the law should have changed. Did you notice that the express lanes still zip along while the regular lanes don't? The change in the exemption is wrong on SO many levels.

rodmunera Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote rodmunera Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 1:40pm
	I saw this today on the VDot website. I suppose HOV solo hybrid drivers have their days numbered. http://www.virginiadot.org/comtravel/hov-rulesfaq.asp