This should have been in the Minneapolis Star Tribune a few days ago:

HOV lanes aren't for me!

Can I just come out and say why high-occupancy vehicle lanes are not for me? It is too much trouble for me to arrive at work without driving my car.

One, I need to run errands during lunch because I haven't made time to do so the rest of the day, or on the weekend. Two, I don't want my kids to ride home from school with someone else's kids because I might have to take their kids home with me in return. Three, I have many functions after work to attend, but I don't want to arrange a ride with a friend, or worse, skip the activities completely. Four, I am afraid to give up the ease of using my car as if it were a second pair of legs.

I admit that I will resist using sane lanes, so build more roads for me to use!

-- Stubborn in Cartopia