Traffic & Transit
Gross HOV Dummy Found During WSP Emphasis
HOV lane dummies are illegal ... and creepy. WSP is conducting an HOV enforcement this week.
LYNNWOOD, WA - Washington State Patrol is conducting an HOV violation emphasis this week. On Wednesday morning, a trooper pulled over the first HOV dummy.
If you're unfamiliar with this practice, it's when a single driver puts something in the passenger seat to make it look like they have a passenger. These dummies are almost always a horror show, and the one found Wednesday is no exception.
This lumpy dummy (with a mask on?) was found with a driver in the HOV lanes along southbound I-5. The emphasis runs Sept. 10 to 14 from southern Snohomish County south to Pierce County.
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Don't be an HOV dummy, and please don't create one.
UPDATE: A second HOV dummy was located on Tuesday:
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#HOVemphasis pic. Trooper Ramos contacted a vehicle where the "passenger" had #pillowhead! #DoesNotCount. pic.twitter.com/0WIcbhKLir
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) September 12, 2018
Don’t be fooled by this “dummy”, they won’t be able to produce any identification! The driver of this car was stopped by one our WSP for HOV violation SB I-5 in Lynnwood this morning. #creepy #hovemphasis pic.twitter.com/ESa4XyNLjU
— Trooper H. Axtman (@wspd7pio) September 12, 2018
Image courtesy WSP
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