Ab 1500

If your location or your post mentioned California is any way, it would have been easier to guess what this was.

 

Nay.

My reason: It was originally meant to promote hybrid ownership, but is no longer needed for that purpose. It does promote hatred of hybrid owners by non-hybrid owners because it allows hybrids to use HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes even though they are not HOV.

 

Actually, the legislative history states a dual purpose for CA stickers. High occupancy's purpose was to both decrease numbers of cars, AND help clean up air pollution/save fuel. Later CA legislation included hybrids for HOV status - both to encourage their purchase and to aid in cleaner air/save fuel.

If you really really gotta drive solo in a CA HOV lane - buy a CNG honda. heck there are even CNG vans and crown Vic's running around with HOV stickers, & they are not set to expire when hybrid stickers expire.

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No need to get excited.

This amendment was for "low emission vehicles" NOT "hybrid vehicles".

Google: aroundthecapital[dot]com / BILLS / AB_1500


(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to
designate certain lanes for the exclusive use of high-occupancy vehicles
(HOV), which lanes may also be used, until January 1, 2011, by certain
low-emission and hybrid vehicles not carrying the requisite number of
passengers otherwise required for the use of an HOV lane if the vehicle
displays a valid identifier issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Existing law, until January 1, 2011, makes it a misdemeanor to illegally
use a decal, label, or other identifiers issued by the department.
This bill would extend the date, to January 1, 2014 2015, that specified
low-emission vehicles can use high-occupancy lanes, the department
can issue low-emission decals or other identifiers, and illegal use of a . . .