We should allow small(diamond)cars with one passenger that average 30-mpg or more to drive in the diamond lanes. by Icebergahead.org

The Diamond lane is the mirage of the freeway system. They were built to reward drivers with two passengers per car called carpooling. But 99.% of us travel to and from work by ourselves. We spent billions of our tax dollars creating these carpool lanes throughout our major metro areas.

We should allow small (diamond) cars with one passenger that average 30-mpg or more to drive in the diamond lanes. Currently around 10 percent of the cars would qualify based on the EPA mpg tested cars. By moving the small cars into the diamond lanes, we all get the following benefits:

Other solutions to increase people to purchase cars that average over 30-mpg

It should be noted that not everyone who drives to work has diamond lanes available. We propose the following extra benefits to small (diamond) car owners:

Why allow all of these benefits to small (diamond) car owners? If these new small (diamond) cars benefits were enacted you would see small (diamond) cars pass you every day going to and from work. You would see them parked on the street with expired meters, and you would pay every day 10 percent more than the small (diamond) cars. The next time you are looking to purchase a new or used car it could cross your mind to purchase a small (diamond) car.

The following cars would qualify based on the EPA Web site. Note: All cars built in the last 20 years which average 30-mpg or more would be allowed to become diamond cars.

The small (diamond) cars of 2002	City	Highway
Honda Insight 3 cyl, 1 L, Man(5), Regular	61	68
Honda Insight 3 cyl, 1 L, Auto(variable), Regular	57	56
Toyota Prius 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(variable), Regular	52	45
Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Man(5), Diesel	42	50
Volkswagen New Beetle 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Man(5), Diesel	42	49
Volkswagen Golf 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Man(5), Diesel	42	49
Volkswagen Jetta 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Man(5), Diesel	42	49
Volkswagen Golf 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Auto(4), Diesel	34	45
Volkswagen Jetta 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Auto(4), Diesel	34	45
Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Auto(4), Diesel	34	45
Volkswagen New Beetle 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Auto(4), Diesel	34	44
Toyota Echo 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Man(5), Regular	34	41
Honda Civic 4 cyl, 1.7 L, Man(5), Regular	33	39
Chevrolet Prizm 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Man(5), Regular	32	41
Toyota Corolla 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Man(5), Regular	32	41
Mitsubishi Mirage 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Man(5), SOHC, Regular	32	39
Toyota Echo 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), Regular	32	38
Honda Civic 4 cyl, 1.7 L, Man(5), SOHC-VTEC, Regular	32	37
Honda Civic 4 cyl, 1.7 L, Auto(4), SOHC-VTEC, Regular	31	38
Chevrolet Prizm 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(4), Regular	30	40
Toyota Corolla 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(4), Regular	30	39
Honda Civic 4 cyl, 1.7 L, Auto(4), Regular	30	38
Honda Civic (cng) 4 cyl, 1.7 L, Auto(variable), CNG, Natural Gas	30	34
Saturn SL 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Man(5), Regular	29	40
Mitsubishi Mirage 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Man(5), SOHC, Regular	29	36
Chevrolet Prizm 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(3), Regular	29	33
Toyota Corolla 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(3), Regular	29	33
Ford Focus 4 cyl, 2 L, Man(5), 2-Valve, Regular	28	36
Hyundai Accent/Brio 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Man(5), Regular	28	36
Mitsubishi Mirage 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), SOHC, Regular	28	35
Suzuki Esteem 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Man(5), Regular	28	35
Saturn SL 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Man(5), DOHC, Regular	27	38
Hyundai Accent/Brio 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Man(5), Regular	27	37
Saturn SL 4 cyl, 1.9 L, Auto(4), SOHC, Regular	27	37
Nissan Sentra 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Man(5), Regular	27	35

The only way is to change current local, state, and federal laws. The local and state governments receive tax dollars from the federal government for highway construction and improvements. If new laws are passed on the above solutions encouraging people to drive and own small (diamond) cars, the cars would have a small diamond sticker on the front passenger side of the windshield and the back driver’s side rear window. The police would have a list of cars that qualify for the diamond stickers to prevent anyone attaching the stickers on a SUV. Note: This may start as a local or state law change similar to the seatbelt law.

If you agree with this solution posted on the website, you can help by doing one or more of the following: