Sunday, January 26, 2020

WHAT IF THE SKELETON HAD BEEN REAL?

Man cited for using fake skeleton to drive in HOV lane

Associated Press
January 25, 2020

PHOENIX -- A 62-year-old man was cited in Arizona this week after trying to disguise a fake skeleton as a passenger just to use the HOV lane.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a trooper pulled over the man on Thursday after noticing he had placed a fake skeleton in the passenger’s front seat.

The skeleton was sitting upright, wearing a hat and tied to the front seat.

Department spokesman Raul Garcia said troopers cite about 7,000 HOV lane violators every year. Last April, a man was pulled over after driving in the HOV lane with a mannequin wearing a sweatshirt, baseball cap and sunglasses.

2 comments:

bob walsh said...

In CA there is actually case law that specifies the non-diver must be a living human being. Came from a case involving a mortuary transport service.

Trey Rusk said...

I used to have HOV exemption with an unmarked state car but by the time I was checked out it was just a slow as the regular road.