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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Thursday a measure that could lets thousands of solo-occupant hybrid vehicle drivers use the car- pool lanes, but experts warned HOV lanes already nearly full in rush hours in the Los Angeles region and the extra traffic could jam them up.
The bill allows the 75,000 fuel- efficient hybrids already in use to go in car- pool lanes without having to meet the minimum two- occupant rule of everybody else. The law is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, but first Congress and the president have to agree to it because federal funds help pay for car- pool lanes.See the full content of this document
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Governor Signs Hybrid Bill
With the twin goals of saving fuel and easing traffic congestion, the bill generated widespread interest among commuters and bipartisan support in Sacramento.
But transit experts say 80 percent of the car- pool lanes in Los Angeles C...See the full content of this document
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