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Dummy With A Dummy In the Carpool Lane

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Dummy With A Dummy In the Carpool Lane

A man was ticketed for driving in the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane with a dummy as a passenger.

A Washington State Patrol motorcycle trooper pulled a man over for placing a dummy in the passenger seat of his car to use the HOV lane.

When questioned, the driver said he had been using the dummy for a long time “due to carpooling being so screwed up.”

The image posted on X, showed half a dummy, with glasses, a goatee, dressed from the waist up, and wearing a seatbelt while riding shotgun.

The fine for a first HOV lane violation is $186. But if a doll or dummy is in the car, an extra $200 is added to the fine.

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