California regulators have sent warning letters to Uber, Lyft and Sidecar to say that their new carpool features are illegal.

Will the government please keep its inept hands out of people’s private lives and decisions. We have been trying to reduce traffic in California for decades. Driving in the Bay Area is a frustrating, mind-numbing endeavor. There are too many cars on the road.

Yet here is our government telling us sharing rides is illegal.

Get with the program  and get out of people’s way.