The yellow sticker they were referring to allowed the driver to use the High Occupancy Vehicle (carpool) lane even when alone ... internal combustion engines. A California assemblyman has ...

A California motorist's attempt to bypass morning traffic by putting a mannequin in the passenger seat and driving in the carpool lane has resulted in fines instead. A California Highway Patrol ...

HOV lanes, sometimes called carpool or diamond lanes, are designed to ease traffic by encouraging ridesharing during peak ...

But California officials say they've been administering about 200 such stickers a day, and once Caltrans issues 50,000 decals, it will reassess the program and its impact on HOV-lane congestion.

Brownstone said the federal government created that regulation to ensure HOV lanes always provide a benefit to use them since it usually takes some sacrifice from people to carpool. California has ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. The new northbound Highway 101 carpool lane between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara opened on Friday.