Carpool Lane HOV Lane Tickets

Carpool Lane HOV Lane Tickets - HOV lane tickets are issued for two common violations. 1- For driving alone in a carpool lane 2- For crossing over into or out of a carpool lane by crossing over solid double yellow lines or solid while line(s).  The violation codes used for HOV lane tickets are 21655.8 a vc and 21655.5 b vc. Basically, section 21655.8 vc indicates that, with the exception of emergency vehicles, no vehicle may cross over solid double yellow lines or while lines and exiting or entering the HOV lane must be made at locations where designated.  Section 21655.5 b vc indicates that a person shall not drive in a HOV lane.

Fine for Carpool Lane Hov Lane Tickets

The fine for carpool lane HOV lane tickets is very expensive at $490 (approx.) for most jurisdictions. That is why many people decide to fight a carpool lane HOV lane ticket in California. If you have a carpool lane HOV lane ticket and if you have decided to fight your ticket with a trial by written declaration, we can help. We have helped thousands of people over the past 10 years to fight their traffic tickets in California and win. Take advantage of our 100% money back guarantee and fight your carpool lane HOV lane ticket with confidence.   

If you decide to pay traffic ticket online in California you can find information on our website. But remember if you fight your carpool lane HOV lane ticket in California using a trial by written declaration and lose, yon can still ask the court for traffic school or you can fight the ticket all over again in a court trial. So, why not to take a chance and fight the carpool lane HOV lane ticket. 

21655.8 a vc - Except as required under subdivision (b), when exclusive or preferential use lanes for high-occupancy vehicles are established pursuant to Section 21655.5 and double parallel solid lines are in place to the right thereof, no person driving a vehicle may cross over these double lines to enter into or exit from the exclusive or preferential use lanes, and entrance or exit may be made only in areas designated for these purposes or where a single broken line is in place to the right of the exclusive or preferential use lanes.

21655.8 b vc - Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle displaying a red light or siren, as specified in Section 21806, a person driving a vehicle in an exclusive or preferential use lane shall exit that lane immediately upon determining that the exit can be accomplished with reasonable safety.

21655.8 c vc - Raised pavement markers may be used to simulate painted lines described in this section.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1154, Sec. 67. Effective September 30, 1996.)

21655 a vc - Whenever the Department of Transportation or local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the designation of a specific lane or lanes for the travel of vehicles required to travel at reduced speeds would facilitate the safe and orderly movement of traffic, the department or local authority may designate a specific lane or lanes for the travel of vehicles which are subject to the provisions of Section 22406 and shall erect signs at reasonable intervals giving notice thereof.

21655.5 a vc - The Department of Transportation and local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, may authorize or permit exclusive or preferential use of highway lanes for high-occupancy vehicles. Prior to establishing the lanes, competent engineering estimates shall be made of the effect of the lanes on safety, congestion, and highway capacity.

21655.5 b vc - The Department of Transportation and local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, shall place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, signs and other official traffic control devices to designate the exclusive or preferential lanes, to advise motorists of the applicable vehicle occupancy levels, and, except where ramp metering and bypass lanes are regulated with the activation of traffic signals, to advise motorists of the hours of high-occupancy vehicle usage. A person shall not drive a vehicle upon those lanes except in conformity with the instructions imparted by the official traffic control devices. A motorcycle, a mass transit vehicle, a blood transport vehicle that is clearly and identifiably marked as such on all sides of the vehicle, or a paratransit vehicle that is clearly and identifiably marked on all sides of the vehicle with the name of the paratransit provider may be operated upon those exclusive or preferential use lanes unless specifically prohibited by a traffic control device.

21655.5 c vc - When responding to an existing emergency or breakdown in which a mass transit vehicle is blocking an exclusive or preferential use lane, a clearly marked mass transit vehicle, mass transit supervisor’s vehicle, or mass transit maintenance vehicle that is responding to the emergency or breakdown may be operated in the segment of the exclusive or preferential use lane being blocked by the mass transit vehicle, regardless of the number of persons in the vehicle responding to the emergency or breakdown, if both vehicles are owned or operated by the same agency, and that agency provides public mass transit services.

21655.5 d vc - For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Blood transport vehicle” means a vehicle owned and operated by the American Red Cross or a blood bank that is transporting blood between collection points and hospitals or storage centers.

(2) “Mass transit vehicle” means a transit bus regularly used to transport paying passengers in mass transit service.

(3) “Paratransit vehicle” as defined in Section 462.

21655.5 e vc - It is the intent of the Legislature, in amending this section, to stimulate and encourage the development of ways and means of relieving traffic congestion on California highways and, at the same time, to encourage individual citizens to pool their vehicular resources and thereby conserve fuel and lessen emission of air pollutants.

21655.5 f vc - The provisions of this section regarding mass transit vehicles and paratransit vehicles shall only apply if the Director of Transportation determines that the application will not subject the state to a reduction in the amount of federal aid for highways.

21655.5 g vc - The authority for a blood transport vehicle to use exclusive or preferential lanes in accordance with subdivision (b) shall only be operative under either of the following circumstances:

(1) The Director of Transportation determines that the use of those lanes by those vehicles will not cause a reduction of federal aid funds for highways or otherwise be inconsistent with federal law or regulations, or with any agreement between the state and a federal agency or department, and the director posts that determination on the Department of Transportation’s Internet Web site.

(2) The Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, upon the request of the director, makes that determination and the director posts the determination on the Department of Transportation’s Internet Web site.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 392, Sec. 2. (SB 406) Effective January 1, 2018.)