[heleny]

It's time to do away with the diamond lanes, thus expanding the lanes available to all the cars by 25 to 33% Then build new lanes by stacking.

An easier way to eliminate diamond lanes would be to reduce the diamond lane violation fine from $271 (or whatever) to $0. That would make it almost a normal lane without the additional restriping/painting costs. I don't know how it would work with federal highway funds, if they require diamond lanes for certain funding.

[Syncro]

Yes. You cannot get more lanes without putting diamond lanes in. That is IF we want to get some of OUR OWN tax money back. Ripoff.

They cause more pollution and make cars use more gas.

In my area, you can go along at 50 or 60 during the rush period, and then magically at 3:00 PM it slows down to 20 or bumper to bumper in the two right lanes.

Every five minutes or so a car passes at about 50 in the diamond lane. The cops pop almost everyone of the single rider cars for 271 bucks. They have about 3 Motorcycle cops and they always have someone pulled over.

Ridiculous.