[Finny]

Agreed. Carpool lanes are also highly discriminatory. For some of us, carpooling is impossible because of the nature of our work. Sales reps, freelance writers, salaried or hourly wage folks who have irregular hours, delivery drivers, independent contractors -- those are just a few professions that come to mind of people who are DISCRIMINATED AGAINST with carpool lanes because the nature of their work makes it impossible, or extremely problematic, for them to arrange for sharing rides.

The truth is that a large percentage of those in the carpool lanes are not going to or from work -- they're doing something social, which is why there are two in the car: mother and daughter going shopping, husband and wife headed off to some event, couple of friends going to the beach or the mall -- while hardworking folks are crawling along at half the speed and buring twice the fuel. IT'S DISGUSTING. Carpool lanes are a fraud, a piece of social engineering that has failed but which its supporters refuse to analyze dispassionately.

[edcoil]

Here is CA, carpool lanes are used less then 10% of the time "off-hour" and at best, are only used 37% of the time at "peak" times while the goverment forces traffic jams on everyone else.

If I where governor for one day, I would remove and end all car-pool lanes.

[quietolong]

And did you ever try to get out of the diamond lanes across 4 lanes of stopped traffic.
The commute lanes backup more than the regular lanes. It was easier to not use them the few time I could.

Plus people who work sales or service/repair equipment can’t use them.