12-07-2011, 12:16 AM
Wowzer,
What you are saying isn't entirely true. The HOV law remains intact. Any vehicle with multiple occupants can use the HOV lane. However, the law was recently changed to allow single-occupanct vehicles - a vehicle with just one person in it - to use the HOV lane during HOV hours but only if he/she is driving a vehicle that is eligible. The link Bill offered has a list of eligible models. Note, some but not all Toyota Prius and Honda Civic models meet the standard. I would definitely confirm that the specific vehicle in question meets the standard and is definitely allowed prior to looking at it.
Robert
What you are saying isn't entirely true. The HOV law remains intact. Any vehicle with multiple occupants can use the HOV lane. However, the law was recently changed to allow single-occupanct vehicles - a vehicle with just one person in it - to use the HOV lane during HOV hours but only if he/she is driving a vehicle that is eligible. The link Bill offered has a list of eligible models. Note, some but not all Toyota Prius and Honda Civic models meet the standard. I would definitely confirm that the specific vehicle in question meets the standard and is definitely allowed prior to looking at it.
Robert