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   I have seen two uniques plates in the HOV. One on a hybird that states HOV-1.  There were two people in the car.  The other car regularly picked up at Potomac Mills his plates read SLUGCAR

	Jerry

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jerryclapham Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 20 May 2003 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jerryclapham Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2004 at 2:37pm
	I have seen two uniques plates in the HOV. One on a hybird that states HOV-1. There were two people in the car. The other car regularly picked up at Potomac Mills his plates read SLUGCAR Jerry

vabigblue Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote vabigblue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2004 at 4:05pm
	I've seen one that reads "MY HOV" and needless to say, they don't pick up slugs at all.

emancilla Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote emancilla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2004 at 4:33pm
	I've seen the one that reads "HOV-1" and as Jerryclapham says, he was with another person.

wdossel Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote wdossel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2004 at 6:28pm
	quote: Originally posted by vabigblue [br]I've seen one that reads "MY HOV" and needless to say, they don't pick up slugs at all. Same here -- these types of plates can be pretty inflammatory, especially on a crowded Friday afternoon after counting 6 hybrids in the past 5 minutes.[}:)] Almost an 'up yours' attitude if you ask me... - Will

USA Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote USA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2004 at 9:19pm
	quote: Originally posted by wdossel [br] quote: Originally posted by vabigblue [br]I've seen one that reads "MY HOV" and needless to say, they don't pick up slugs at all. Same here -- these types of plates can be pretty inflammatory, especially on a crowded Friday afternoon after counting 6 hybrids in the past 5 minutes.[}:)] Almost an 'up yours' attitude if you ask me... - Will On the other hand, given the confrontational attitudes some folks here show, a little bit of provocation is to be expected.....

fugitiveALiEN Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote fugitiveALiEN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jun 2004 at 5:29pm
	My Plate: 54 MPG I chose it because all the other ones i wanted were taken ;) HOV-1, 999MPG, HOV POS, but mainly to keep the simmering rage of hybrid haters cool-er [\|)], and the unfortunate NON-HOV-1ers [:D] low. Now that traffic is pretty terrible, i understand the frustration and hatred of the hybrids, BUT it's not all hybrid's fault, and originally HOV lanes were started for conservation reasons due to the gas crisis and environmental concerns. To me High Occupancy Vehicle lanes made sense because they exponentially reduces emissions from 1 car to 2 or 3 cars worth of gasses. I personally haven't really used HOV but sporadically lately due to the fact that traffic, hov or not, is just plain awful. The only let-up i've seen was HOV on the toll-road, i guess most people don't want to pay to drive to work ;) I also am not able to carpool since i have one of those crazy network jobs where you never know when you're going to have to stay late because of whatever reason. So to just be mad and bitter at hybrids just isn't fair. Until the law has been changed, and i don't know if it will be, they're legit. I hope that they will change the laws to not just allow any old vehicle access just because there's an "electric supercharger" or something on it, but rather a true conformity to SULEV standards like the prius and insight are, or virtually non-existant emission electric vehicles that run on gel or sealed lead-acid batteries.

cedarcitynative Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote cedarcitynative Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jun 2004 at 5:37pm
	Once upon a time I wanted to own a hybrid. I've since changed my mind due to fairness issues and uncertainty with what the laws allowing for their use in HOV lanes as "single-occupant-vehicles" will do. However, I was going to have the following vanity plate -- just for fun: GASHOG.

Wagonman Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wagonman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jun 2004 at 12:48am
	quote: Originally posted by fugitiveALiEN [br] I hope that they will change the laws to not just allow any old vehicle access just because there's an "electric supercharger" or something on it, but rather a true conformity to SULEV standards like the prius and insight are, or virtually non-existant emission electric vehicles that run on gel or sealed lead-acid batteries. The Prius and Insight don't meet the SULEV standard on the gas sold here. That SULEV rating is only given out by California and they test the cars using the CARB gasoline that is only sold in California. When tested on the reformulated gasoline in this area the cars run dirtier. That's why for the Prius you see the two different rating on the green vehicle guide at the EPA website. The Prius still gets a repectable "9" rating here, same as a Ford Focus. Also, the Insight that is given the SULEV rating is not the same version of the Insight sold here. Honda does this with both of their hybrids, they take off some of the emissions equipment outside of the California market to save some money. So both the Honda Civic and Insight hybrids get a lousy "6" rating here. But I do agree with you that if they don't get rid of the law they need to make the law based on real emissions instead of perceived(i.e. marketing hype and uninformed media hype) emissions. That way maybe Honda would start selling the clean versions of the cars here and cars such as the Ford Focus would get the recognition for being clean that they deserve.

mfassler Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mfassler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2004 at 3:25pm
	Okay--the HOV lanes were very clearly NOT created for the purpose of conservation--check out virginiadot.org--it states the the SOLE purpose of the HOV lanes is to alliviate TRAFFIC congestion, and that NO car without 3 occupants in it should be allowed on the HOV lanes. The are NOT legitimate accornding to VDOT..and as they are state funded roads, VDOT should have the final say...but the Federal and State Congress over-ruled them because the auto makers have lobbyists with deep pockets and PACs that I'm sure greased the way quite a bit for tax breaks and HOV exemptions. Secondly, as has been mentioned several times on this board, HYBRIDS are not CLEAN FUEL vehicles....they use ordinary GASOLINE!! And on the I-95 HOV lanes, at normal flowing speeds, they aren't even using ANY of the battery going 65mph. So it's a bunch of crap! HYBRID DRIVERS--GET OFF OUR ROADS!!! EITHER PICK UP PEOPLE (and not just 2, but as many as need rides...fill up those cars people!!) or SIT IN TRAFFIC LIKE EVERY OTHER SELFISH PERSON IN THE DC AREA!!! --Mike (aka 610-SLUG) quote: Originally posted by fugitiveALiEN [br]My Plate: 54 MPG I chose it because all the other ones i wanted were taken ;) HOV-1, 999MPG, HOV POS, but mainly to keep the simmering rage of hybrid haters cool-er [\|)], and the unfortunate NON-HOV-1ers [:D] low. Now that traffic is pretty terrible, i understand the frustration and hatred of the hybrids, BUT it's not all hybrid's fault, and originally HOV lanes were started for conservation reasons due to the gas crisis and environmental concerns. To me High Occupancy Vehicle lanes made sense because they exponentially reduces emissions from 1 car to 2 or 3 cars worth of gasses. I personally haven't really used HOV but sporadically lately due to the fact that traffic, hov or not, is just plain awful. The only let-up i've seen was HOV on the toll-road, i guess most people don't want to pay to drive to work ;) I also am not able to carpool since i have one of those crazy network jobs where you never know when you're going to have to stay late because of whatever reason. So to just be mad and bitter at hybrids just isn't fair. Until the law has been changed, and i don't know if it will be, they're legit. I hope that they will change the laws to not just allow any old vehicle access just because there's an "electric supercharger" or something on it, but rather a true conformity to SULEV standards like the prius and insight are, or virtually non-existant emission electric vehicles that run on gel or sealed lead-acid batteries.

ScarletLSG Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2004 Location: HI Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ScarletLSG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 2004 at 10:22pm
	610-Slug, Comments like yours do nothing to promote carpooling. Calling someone selfish, without knowing or caring about their personal circumstances just makes them thankful that they aren't carpooling or slugging with YOU! ScarletLSG