Because traffic in LA is awful pretty much all the time, the Los Angeles Metro Board will study the effects of increasing the number of occupants in a car necessary for using the carpool lane from two to three.
Curbed LA breaks down why the change may be necessary – which in a nutshell is that even the carpool lane is not moving during rush hour.
And while nothing is imminent, something will eventually have to be done. So, in the meantime, you may want to start figuring who the two people are you are going to take with you every time you head into LA.