Moving hybrid plate from one Prius to the other

[sundevil]

Unless you have a hybrid plate (or alternative fuel plate?) you cannot drive in the HOV lane with only yourself in the vehicle.

Originally Posted by Carnutt

Why will the plate save you time driving? If you're driving a hybrid, you can use the HOV lane, no?

[Jayhawker]

Originally Posted by Carnutt

Are they issuing them again? On the Service Arizona site, they still offer it.

I think they quit issuing them out last year. I was so tempted to get rid of my Civic earlier this year when gas was at it's cheapest then every morning (Gilbert to 24th and 10) while I was cruising into work in the HOV it became apparent to me it wasn't worth it as it was (and still is) saving me any where from 15 to 40 minutes of driving time per day.

[Carnutt]

Originally Posted by sundevil

Unless you have a hybrid plate (or alternative fuel plate?) you cannot drive in the HOV lane with only yourself in the vehicle.

So, they spent million, if not billions, of $$'s upgrading the 101 and other local highways for HOV lanes to encourage their use, yet won't issue any more alternative fuel/hybrid plates? What, they have an arbitrary quota of how many of these plates they could issue? Two or more passengers in a car will not help the energy situation or environment more than a hybrid alone will.

It just defies the imagination as to how stupid the State and the D.O.T. can get.

[Jayhawker]

I hear ya but it's kind of nice not having every Prius, Insight and Civic driving in the HOV lanes. I will say that if they decided to take away the HOV lane luse to those with the blue plates I would not be owning a hybrid.

The only other bad thing is when you get behind a hybrid and they maximizing fuel...they won't get out of the lane to let you pass. I am aware the blue plates don't give one the right to speed, but they also don't give one the right to hold up a bunch of cars because they want to conserve fuel.

[Carnutt]

Originally Posted by Jayhawker

The only other bad thing is when you get behind a hybrid and they maximizing fuel...they won't get out of the lane to let you pass. I am aware the blue plates don't give one the right to speed, but they also don't give one the right to hold up a bunch of cars because they want to conserve fuel.

Just because a hybrid owner has a blue plate doesn't mean he or she will not hold up the line of cars behind while going relatively slow in that lane.

I think the hybrid not the plate should give one the right to use the HOV lane. Also, as I predicted there are a lot of cheaters using the lane (you know, the law doesn't apply to THEM).

[Carnutt]

"Unless you have a hybrid plate (or alternative fuel plate?) you cannot drive in the HOV lane with only yourself in the vehicle."

This is not true according to a phone call my wife just made to the AZ. MVD. (I posted this separately.) According to them, the blue plates were limited, as we all know, and either two or more passengers in the car or an alternative fuel vehicle like a hybride qualities you to use the HOV lane during the restricted hours.

I want to verify this phone call information though.

CORRECTION: THE PHONE PERSON earlier today WAS WRONG. YOU NEED THE BLUE PLATE TO DRIVE IN THE HOV LANE ALONE OR YOU'LL BE IN VIOLATION.