§291C-222  Designation of highoccupancy vehicle lane.  (a)  The director of transportation by rulesadopted in accordance with chapter 91, and the counties by ordinance, maydesignate high occupancy vehicle lanes as to roadways under their respectivejurisdictions.

(b)  Signs and other official traffic-controldevices that designate high occupancy vehicle lanes shall be placed andmaintained to advise drivers of the high occupancy vehicle requirement and thehours of usage.  When the high occupancy vehicle lane also serves as acontraflow lane, the hours of usage as a high occupancy vehicle lane shall bethe time when the lane is coned for use as a high occupancy vehicle lane.

(c)  No motor vehicle shall be operated uponthese lanes except in conformance with the instructions on the signs and otherofficial traffic-control devices.

(d)  A motorcycle may use any high occupancyvehicle lane, regardless of the number of occupants.

(e)  Any vehicle authorized by rules adopted inaccordance with chapter 91 may use any high occupancy vehicle lane, regardlessof the number of occupants, when the use is determined to enhance public safetyand improves traffic conditions. [L 1993, c 224, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 309,§3]