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[Kadin]

I would have totally done this years ago if I'd thought about it. I get snagged the ONE time I went in the carpool lane when I was late for work and was so pissed going in to try and dispute it and end up paying the fine.

This guy was pretty smart, but sadly the cop was smarter.

A Washington State Patrol trooper who spotted a motorist violating the rules of the road is no dummy.

The eagle-eyed trooper spotted a driver attempting to outsmart the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane policy, by passing off a mannequin as a passenger.

HOV lanes are reserved for carpools, vanpools, buses, motorcycles or any vehicle carrying two or more people.

"Early this morning, a Tacoma trooper caught an HOV violator driving 81 mph with this young lady in the passenger seat," read a post on the Washington State Patrol's Facebook page, along with a photo of the lifelike violation. "In case you didn't know...this doesn't qualify for HOV lanes!"

Trooper Todd Bartolac, a public information officer with Washington State Patrol, tweeted, "Violator was ticketed for speed and the HOV violation. On the positive side they were both wearing their seat belts! #buckelup"

Source: abcNews

 

[siddx]

Probably would have gotten away with it if he wasn't speeding.

 

[Pankratous]

Woah, had no idea this kind of lane was a thing in America. That's weird.

 

[Kadin]

Yeah you go to all that trouble to get that done and then get caught by speeding. I wonder how long he'd been doing that without getting caught.

 

[the_batman]

mannequin or sex doll?

 

[Volimar]

You think mannequins don't lead rich, full lives? You think mannequins don't have places to be?

 

[Mr. Giggles]

mannequin or sex doll?

why not both?

 

[Gnome]

I seen a guy in Seattle traffic do this with a giant teddy bear once. I hope he got caught because traffic here blows.

 

[Joni]

Marsha White, in her normal and natural state, a wooden lady with a painted face who, one month out of the year, takes on the characteristics of someone as normal and as flesh and blood as you and I. But it makes you wonder, doesn't it, just how normal are we? Just who are the people we nod our hellos to as we pass on the street? A rather good question to ask . . . particularly in the Twilight Zone.

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[Navidson REC]

Woah, had no idea this kind of lane was a thing in America. That's weird.

Yeah, first time driving from San Diego to LA was mind-blowing to me. Six lanes in one direction, five of which were packed with cars, and the HOV lane was almost empty. Good thing I was road tripping with two other people.

Gotta love my Autobahn here in Germany.

 

[Marky Mark]

mannequin or sex doll?

Seriously, it looks like a Real Doll. lol

 

[Spy]

nvm

 

[BackLogJoe]

Omg it looks like Sweet Dee.

Fucking bird.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Yeah, first time driving from San Diego to LA was mind-blowing to me. Six lanes in one direction, five of which were packed with cars, and the HOV lane was almost empty. Good thing I was road tripping with two other people.

Gotta love my Autobahn here in Germany.

Rub in it our faces, why don't you?

For the past few years they have been making HOV lanes toll roads but still free to 2+ vehicles.

 

[Stinkles]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

 

[shira]

mannequin or sex doll?

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

 

[Mohonky]

I remember Top Gear many years ago talking about how rich people would register cars like Lamborghinis and Rolls Royces as Taxis so they could avoid some taxes or something. Pretty funny.

 

[Cappa]

Woah, had no idea this kind of lane was a thing in America. That's weird.

They have those types of lanes in Europe as well, Madrid for example.

 

[pa22word]

Rookie mistake, dude forgot the sunglasses.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Gotta love my Autobahn here in Germany.

Are you German? There's a stau all the time and lanes are often diverted for construction. Not to mention the speed limits in between the minor lengths of roads without speed limits.

Definitely better driving in Germany than USA, though. Still, the autobahn is far and away an idyllic driving paradise.

 

[zoukka]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

Which one is you?

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

You look like you're reaching for a weapon.

 

[slit]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

That thing is just creepy.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

If you're going to do this:

(1) Don't speed. I mean, fucking DUH.

(2) Get tinted driver and passenger side windows.

(3) Don't fucking speed. I mean, how stupid can you be?

 

[devilhawk]

Rookie mistake, dude forgot the sunglasses.

That would guarantee you get pulled over. Wearing sunglasses in the Seattle winter?

 

[Woo-Fu]

Can you imagine how embarrassing that would be? Then again someone doing something like that is probably more likely to be proudly defiant than embarrassed I suppose.

 

[Wolfe]

Someone got caught doing this years ago in the bay area, his downfall was using a dummy without legs. Cop was up on an overpass or raised walkway (can't recall exact details) and saw from above.

Edit: and yeah, speeding in western WA gets you pulled over quick. I got a ticket for 70 in the carpool lane going to work one morning when the next lane over had to have been doing 68 as I was barely passing the rest of traffic. Limit was of course 65.

 

[Marky Mark]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

 

[Asbel]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

mannequin or sex doll?

 

[Wolfe]

mannequin or sex doll?

What? It's clearly his twin.

 

[Boney]

Would you get a third ticket for the mannequin?

I think carpool lanes are great by encouraging less cars on the streets.

 

[Lkr]

#buckelup? Isn't it buckle up?

 

[The Salt Life]

People been doing this for decades in NY, pretty hefty fine I believe for being caught as well. Then again our highways are parking lots.

 

[Mechazawa]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

No one wants to see pictures of your family, Stinkles.

 

[Stinkles]

No one wants to see pictures of your family, Stinkles.

That's my beautiful son, Tinkles. He's driving.

 

[RodanCeros]

I am reminded of that guy that drove around with the paperwork for some corporation in his passenger seat, as a protest against Citizens United.
His argument was, if corporations are considered people, he wasn't violating the carpool laws.

 

[akira28]

Don't ever talk to me or my son again.

 

[zoukka]

Don't ever talk to me or my son again.

lol

 

[MaulerX]

Not for nothing but why are they making out this cop to be so smart for spotting this? The guy was speeding and he got caught for that. That the cop obviously noticed after pulling him over for a different violation doesn't make him a smart eagle eyed trooper. The guy probably did this dozens of times without incident and if it weren't for his speeding he would have probably continued to get away with it.

 

[benjipwns]

This is why you hire a prostitute.

Because it will lead to a guy getting cleared for being falsely accused of murdering a 16 year old girl.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

just hire a prostitute, like in curb your enthusiasm

 

[benjipwns]

just hire a prostitute, like in curb your enthusiasm

hydrophilic? i'm not looking for a sound system, my friend

 

[Tugatrix]

Me, in WA, in 2007, way ahead of the curve and the technology.

You should burry him

 

[Henchmen21]

Dude was off by 30yrs.

edit: damn almost 30yrs to the day too

 

[HarryKS]

Happened in Toronto as well.

 

[Violet_0]

you need to up your game, yo

 

[wetflame]

you need to up your game, yo

mannequin or sex doll?

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Fake Person News

 

[The Lamonster]

That's my beautiful son, Tinkles. He's driving.

Hahaha

 

[Oberon]

That actually a gag from Scrubs