Traffic & Transit
HOV Violators Be Warned: WSP Coming For You
Soon, Washington State Patrol will put extra patrols on local highways to look for HOV dummies.
EDMONDS, WA - You know who you are, HOV scofflaws. Either you flaunt the rules and drive all alone in the HOV lane (even if it's just for a mile or two!), or you do something more stupid and put a dummy in your passenger seat.
Consider this your warning: extra Washington State Patrols will be out on local highways soon looking for you.
A special HOV-violator emphasis runs Sept. 10 to 14. The emphasis will span Puget Sound, from Pierce County through King County and into southern Snohomish County. According to WSP spokesman Trooper Rick Johnson, there's a problem with repeat HOV offenders.
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So far in 2018, troopers have cited 226 repeat HOV violators. The total repeat offenders stopped in 2017 was 428 and 403 in 2016. Troopers have already cited a total 9,195 HOV violators so far in 2018.
An extra 14 WSP motorcycle troopers will be prowling HOV lanes looking for violators during the emphasis. You've been warned, HOV dummies.
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