City of LV dismissing HOV violations

One City of Las Vegas leader is calling the carpool lanes on valley freeways a complete waste of time, energy and taxpayer money and says he has spoken to state lawmakers to get rid of the lanes.

H-O-V LANES MIGHT NOT BE WORTHTHE PAPER THEY'RE WRITTEN ON!THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP YOUGET AROUND THE TRAFFIC.THENEVADA DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORATION BELIEVES THECARPOOL LANES ARE WORKING..A LOCAL LAWMAKER SAYS...YOU PAID FOR THEM..SO EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TOUSE THEM!THIS MORNING..13 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER..JOEBARTELS SHOWS YOU HOW THE CITYOF LAS VEGAS..IS HANDLING VIOLATORS...ON CAM: THERE'S NO MIDDLEGROUND..ON THESE LANES..IT SEEMS YOU EITHER LOVESIT EMPTY DURING GRIDLOCKTRAFFIC...N-DOT HAS BEEN WATCHING PEOPLEUSE THEM...AND AGREES..THERE'S SOME CHANGES THAT NEEDTO BE MADE.PKG: THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GETYOU AROUND FASTER..BUT THOSE NEW CARPOOL LANES AREDRIVING A LOT OF PEOPLE CRAZYSOT: STAVROS ANTHONY WARD 4,CITY OF LAS VEGAS 9:25:51 "I'LLTELL YOU EASILY 90%.EASY 90% OF THE PEOPLE I HEARFROM WHETHER IT'S IN PERSON ORIF IT'S ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTERCONTACT MY OFFICE THEY WANTTHESE HOV LANES REMOVED."LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCILMANUNANIOUS RESOLUTION..JUST LAST YEAR .ASKING THE NEVADADEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBOARD..TO RELAX THE RULES FROM 24 HOURA DAY..

7 DAYS A WEEK..WHICH PREVENTS THOSE RIDINGALONE FROM USING THE LANES.SOT: STAVROS ANTHONY WARD 4,CITY OF LAS VEGAS 9:26:04 "THEYPAID FOR THEM THEY WANT TODRIVE THEM THEY WANT TOUTILIZE THEM AT A MINIMUM THEYWOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO GO BACKTO THE WAY THEY WERE WHERE THEYWERE RESTRICTED IN THE MORNINGAND IN THE AFTERNOON SO THEREST OF THE DAY AND EVENINGTHEY CAN USE THEM." USE GRAPHIC FROM PM PACKAGE13 INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED...THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS..HAS DISMISSED MORE THAN 170CARPOOL LANE VIOLATIONS BETWEENMAY AND DECEMBER LAST YEARWITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION THATSABOUT 1 IN EVERY 4 TICKETS...9:24:52 STAVROS ANTHONY WARD 4,CITY OF LAS VEGAS "IF YOURECEIVE A CITATION IN THE CITYOF LAS VEGAS WE ARE GOING TOREDUCE IT TO A PARKING TICKETBECAUSE WE HAVE DECIDED THATTHE HOV VIOLATIONS ARE NOT THATIMPORTANT." THE LANES DEBUTED ABOUT 9MONTHS AGO..THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORATION KNOWS THEY CAN BEA POLARIZING ISSUE.:12 "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEHOV LANES OUT THERE?

DRIVERS:I LOVE IT.DRIVER: IT'S NOT FAIR FOR THEPEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO WORKEVERY DAY 9 TO 5 DRIVER: ITHINK THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.DIFFERENT BUT IT'S GOOD FOR THEENVIRONMENT IT'S SORT OF LIKETO THE LANES..THAT WILL MAKE THEM MORE USERFRIENDLY..IT'S FANTASY SUITE NIGHT ON THEBACHELOR TONIGHT.