>>>>>>In CA, CVC 21654 makes no exceptions for users of the HOV lane.

>>>That's because they are not a part of the GP lanes

>>Where does CA law say that?

> "(a) Whenever a highway has been divided into two or more roadways by
> means of intermittent barriers or by means of a dividing section of not
> less than two feet in width, either unpaved or delineated by curbs,
> double-parallel lines, or other markings on the roadway..."
>
> 21651. (a)
>
> Section on divided highways. It's a separate road.

Some of the southern CA HOV lanes are legally separate roadways. None
of the northern CA ones are, except near toll plazas.