Hybrid cars use the commuter lane!

The lanes you speak of are intended for the use of agents of the collective and is a perk given to those whom conform to the collectives will. It is the will of the collective that you buy a hybrid. If you do so you will get rewarded with the ability to use the special lanes. This is consistent with the mission of the diamond lanes.

I've seen your interstates out there, Nick. One of them could have been described as a 45 mile long parking lot.

Not sure, however I feel a new law should immediately be put into place regarding anybody who drives a hybrid with a bumper sticker, makeshift sign stuck to a window, or vanity plate advertising their car's superior mpg: should be completely legal to beat the ever-living piss out of said self-righteous d-bags in public.

Unless he were standing beside the vehicle, soliciting a ride, while carrying a discharged battery.

Roger you are probably referring to the 405 where hybrids get fantastic gas mileage and there is no commuter lane.

I assumed it was just a subtle way of rewarding the rich....

Yes there is a commuter lane on 405 - all the way from L.A. to San Clemente,
I have used it many times. No, hybrids should not use the commuter lane,
as they're way to slow and tie up traffic. They should use the train tracks!

I haven't noticed it on the 405 in LA Calamity. I don't usually go further than the 101. Assuming there is a commuter lane it must get bogged down in the traffic.