HOV lane in Salt Lake City I-15 SNAFU?

[stw]

Seems like the HOV lane on I-15 is always packed with cheaters lately. During the main commute times anyway.

I know they now sell tickets to drive it alone, but something tells me most of these single drivers are just hoping not to get caught.  Then there are the CNG alt fuel fleet compacts sitting in the lane at 65mph.   Does any Prius qualify for the HOV or do they just think they do?

[Huron52]

Last September three of us on bikes rode through there (I-15) Morning rush hour.
We found the HOV lanes to great (at least we had a wall there and not someone cutting in) but we weren't 100% sure if we should have been in that lane.
 
 Every city seems to have different reg's as to who can ride there.  

I know motorcycles can't ride in the HOV lanes in Toronto.  

[1KPerDay]

Seems like the HOV lane on I-15 is always packed with cheaters lately. During the main commute times anyway.

I know they now sell tickets to drive it alone, but something tells me most of these single drivers are just hoping not to get caught.  Then there are the CNG alt fuel fleet compacts sitting in the lane at 65mph.   Does any Prius qualify for the HOV or do they just think they do?

They can only drive solo if they pay for the C plates. Or get the transponder and pay per use.
When they made it a pay-to-use lane that was the end of any benefit it had.

[stw]

Last September three of us on bikes rode through there (I-15) Morning rush hour.
We found the HOV lanes to great (at least we had a wall there and not someone cutting in) but we weren't 100% sure if we should have been in that lane.
 
 Every city seems to have different reg's as to who can ride there.  

I know motorcycles can't ride in the HOV lanes in Toronto.  

You were OK in that lane. There are signs in the lane saying "Motorcycles OK".

They can only drive solo if they pay for the C plates. Or get the transponder and pay per use.
When they made it a pay-to-use lane that was the end of any benefit it had.

Sure seems that way.  Having all these other users in the lane also makes it harder for people to tell who is supposed to be there and who is not.  Used to be you could easily see if there was a passenger or not, and now since you can't tell it's a free-for-all and people are happy to take there chances like any other traffic law.  Oh well.