# Trooper Catches Man In HOV Lane With Dummy As Passenger **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 1, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549 "2007-12-01T07:39:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jared](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jared/32/4976_2.png) [@Jared](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jared)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/1 "2007-12-01T07:39:17Z")
**KENT, Wash. –** A state trooper working high occupancy vehicle enforcement pulled over a man with a dummy in his car who had been driving in the HOV lane on Nov. 22. According to the [Washington State](http://www.kirotv.com/news/14739726/detail.html#) Patrol, the trooper was heading northbound on Interstate 5 near state Route 516 when he noticed a black 2005 Scion pass him in the HOV lane. While the driver appeared to look normal, the officer said the passenger didn’t look quite real. The officer stopped the car. In the passenger seat was the pale head of a mannequin stuffed in a sweatshirt and wearing a hat. The usually white, Styrofoam head had been painted beige to give it a more lifelike appearance. On the head was a baseball hat tilted toward the driver. The driver, a 27-year-old man from Olalla, Wash. simply shrugged his shoulders when questioned about the propped up mannequin. The driver was cited for an HOV violation after being reminded by the officer that the requirement to drive in the HOV lane is at least two humans inside a vehicle. [http://www.kirotv.com/news/14739726/detail.html](http://www.kirotv.com/news/14739726/detail.html) ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/2 "2007-12-01T07:46:15Z")
VERY common occurance in areas with car pool lanes ---
**Author:** ![hummingbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hummingbird/32/5163_2.png) [@hummingbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hummingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/3 "2007-12-01T07:46:16Z")
FAL ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/4 "2007-12-01T07:48:08Z")
[quote=“hummingbird,post:3,topic:39549"”] FAL [/quote] FAIL to your FAL :nono: ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/5 "2007-12-01T07:50:19Z")
Bwahahaha, hilarious. I like the idea. ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/6 "2007-12-01T07:50:46Z")
well, at least he tried. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/7 "2007-12-01T07:52:08Z")
this was worth a thread? it’s not that rare ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/8 "2007-12-01T21:11:03Z")
[quote=“ly555is,post:7,topic:39549"”] this was worth a thread? it’s not that rare [/quote] Agreed ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/9 "2007-12-02T06:47:17Z")
nice idea. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/10 "2007-12-02T07:39:17Z")
If you factor in how much time he probably saved before getting caught I’d be willing to bet he’s still way ahead monetarily after paying what ever the HOV fine is. ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/11 "2007-12-02T09:58:13Z")
happens here in phoenix all the time…i dont see why/how this even made the news. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/12 "2007-12-02T10:07:44Z")
what if it was his g/f? does the law say living people? what if u had a body in the trunk? ---
**Author:** ![speedracer329](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedracer329/32/5058_2.png) [@speedracer329](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedracer329)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/13 "2007-12-02T10:19:30Z")
that mannequin in the car looked super fake, no wonder he got caught… he’d get caught for sure on I-95 in miami, they have troopers staked out on the side of the HOV lane just looking at everyone passing by, during my 30min drive you prob see about 4-5 different cars getting tickets for HOV violations ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/14 "2007-12-02T10:22:05Z")
I thought we were gonna get pulled over in the HOV lane in virginia, the 3 other guys were sleeping slouched way down. ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/15 "2007-12-02T12:36:30Z")
People have been using dummies in Socal for years. ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/16 "2007-12-02T12:56:19Z")
why not just use a prostitute? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/17 "2007-12-02T12:57:31Z")
^ Costs way to much but be a helluva ride and youd get pulled over anyway because shes bent over and the cop cant see her. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/18 "2007-12-03T07:29:45Z")
i used to use the washington HOV all the time when commuting from NC. the traffic in the lane is usually haulling ass, like 95+. I never had a passenger, but always had a military dress uniform in the window to help me out if i ever got pulled over. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-catches-man-in-hov-lane-with-dummy-as-passenger/39549/19 "2007-12-03T07:39:01Z")
[quote=“AKA-FERRARI,post:11,topic:39549"”] happens here in atlanta all the time…i dont see why/how this even made the news. [/quote] .