URGENT ALERT - California HOV Lane Usage Bill Hearing 4-12

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  1. Sev

    Sev Junior Member

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    Everyone in California who supports hybrid vehicle use of the HOV lanes by driver only occupied vehicles should comment on the legislation before April 12 when Assembly Bill 2628 will be discussed in the Transportation Committee. It is easy to do by going to http://www.assembly.ca.gov/legcomment and entering Assembly and bill number 2628. Check off support and add a comment if you like.
    Letters to your state assemblymember would also be in order.

    I'd appreciate a quick e-mail note letting me know that you sent either a comment or a letter so that we can gauge our numbers here in CA. I have been informed that letters from Prius Clubs will carry more weight, so please contact me ASAP if you have formed or are forming one so that I can pass on more specific info to you.

    Thanks,
     
    #1 Sev, Apr 2, 2004
  2. Danny

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    If someone wants to draft a letter from PriusChat, I'd be happy to have my name and the site's name attached to it.

    I'd of course like to see a draft before a final letter is sent out on behalf of PC.
     
    #2 Danny, Apr 2, 2004
  3. mboileau

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    Thanks for the info! I just sent off my comments with the support option checked. I identified myself as a new Prius owner who commutes 75 miles each day. During peak hours, the HOV lanes are both underutilized and over-abused. Adding hybrid vehicles to the allowed list would most definitely help alleviate traffic congestion based on an unambiguous criteria.
     
    #3 mboileau, Apr 2, 2004
  4. MarinJohn

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    sent a reply in support of the bill and mentioned prius specifically as reducing pollution.
     
    #4 MarinJohn, Apr 3, 2004
  5. seeh2o

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    Thanks so much for drawing our attention to this. I had no idea this was coming up! I just posted my support along with a comment.
     
    #5 seeh2o, Apr 3, 2004
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    I sent one in as well :)
     
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  7. ChiaPrius

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    I sent a comment to the site as well. Yea!
     
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    I too have commented on 2628. Thanks for the heads up. jaa
     
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  9. Danny

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    I figured this deserves Sticky status until the hearing on the 12th.

    Thanks again, Sev.
     
    #9 Danny, Apr 3, 2004
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    I posted a supporting comment as well.... :p
     
    #10 jrfaris, Apr 3, 2004
  11. Jeemz

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    Me too! I sent in a comment and voted to support it. Many thanks to Sev!

    Jim
     
    #11 Jeemz, Apr 4, 2004
  12. plusaf

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    amen, bro! i'll go there, too... i've been fighting hov lanes on my website for years, and picking on Gary "Mr. Roadshow" Richards of the San Jose Murky News for years.....

    thanks!
     
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    as promised.....

    Thank you for your comments on AB 2628 authored by Assemblywoman Pavley. Your comments have been forwarded to Assemblywoman Pavley's office and are listed below for your records.

    Your Comments

    this is just the right bill for California! it will help California accomplish one of the potential gains of HOV lanes, that of lowering pollution and reducing fuel consumption, on average, on our highways!
    please help this bill pass! please contact me at [email protected] for more feedback regarding HOV lanes!!! thank you!

    :guns: http://www.plusaf.com/soapbox/carpool.htm
     
    #13 plusaf, Apr 4, 2004
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    I just posted this to the legcomment website:
    HOV lanes are still underutilized. This is a good way to incentivize vehicle efficiency through use of infrastructure, the cost of which is already borne.
     
    #14 rdverb, Apr 4, 2004
  15. Arroyo

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    Following up on Sev's tip, LA CAR.com writes about AB 2628, what the bill will and won't do (it hinges on passage of a Federal energy bill), and what cars qualify for single-occupant HOV access if the bill passes.

    http://www.lacar.com/modules.php?name=News...article&sid=219

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    LA CAR's long-term Prius at the SC Air Quality Managment District facility
     
    #15 Arroyo, Apr 4, 2004
  16. ecprius

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    Been lurking for months, should finally take delivery of my Silver BC in a few days. :D
    Sent in my comments in support of AB 2628.
    - Ed
     
    #16 ecprius, Apr 4, 2004
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    I have sent my support!!!
     
    #17 tossedrooster9145, Apr 6, 2004
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    Done, although, if you think about it, it's better to have line of waiting prii, than a line of waiting non-hybrid cars... :D
    Prii stuck in traffic jams do not pollute :D
     
    #18 Batavier, Apr 6, 2004
  19. DOC

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    I voted to support it.

    I went a little further ...

    "This bill makes sense.

    However, I am not sure about limiting the number of decals the DMV can issue, or excluding vehicles later than 2004 that qualify.

    Thank you."
     
    #19 DOC, Apr 6, 2004
  20. rocketman7

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    I sent in my support.
     
    #20 rocketman7, Apr 7, 2004
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