Motorist fined $351 for dummy in HOV lane - United Bimmer Community

**komodo** · 11-17-2005, 02:34 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9923640/

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Say what you want about police officers, but they are no dummies. The California Highway Patrol gave Kevin Morgan, 28, of Petaluma, a $351 citation for driving in a high occupancy vehicle or "HOV" lane with a kickboxing dummy propped in the passenger seat.

The dummy was wearing a Miami Dolphins windbreaker and a baseball cap, but Officer Will Thompson noticed that the "passenger" had no legs.

"When I looked inside his window, I thought, 'Oh, that's cute,'" Thompson said. "I didn't even ask him where he got it. I think he was pretty embarrassed because all the people driving by were laughing."

Thompson often parks next to a car pool lane and stands on his car door rail to look down into passing vehicles.

His point of view allowed him to see the legless dummy.

"I think about the only thing he said was, 'Well, that didn't help me very much today, did it?'" Thompson said. "I said, 'No, it didn't.'

Thompson then placed the dummy on a freeway shoulder to deter other commuters from similar schemes.

I wonder how long he got away with that?

**c1apton** · 11-17-2005, 05:26 PM

The "dummy" was drivin'

witeshark · 11-17-2005, 05:41 PM

Totally hysterical! Nice try yo!

DEATH2000 · 11-17-2005, 05:42 PM

damm.... thats a cool trick, if it had worked lol

**voca** · 11-17-2005, 07:56 PM

haha, I've seen dummies in cars on the freeway before. nuts.

**bmwcrazy** · 11-17-2005, 08:13 PM

Back in Pullman, they use to put dummies in the driver seat of the police cars

**Spieluhr** · 11-17-2005, 11:49 PM

^^^
ya, until someone pulls over and needs help and all there is is a dummy, police got in BIG trouble for that one.

And I also heard of a case where a woman said since she was pregnant she could drive in the HOV lane.

**xsperf** · 11-17-2005, 11:55 PM

see, tinted windows are your friend

**Rooz** · 11-18-2005, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

see, tinted windows are your friend

amen to that

**Speedinfusion** · 11-18-2005, 09:03 PM

how the hell did he see inside the car???

**donald1476** · 11-18-2005, 09:21 PM

Hehe he lives in my town. I don't blame him traffic in San Rafeal is ridiculous. Starts at 6 am and is about 5mph unitl 10am.

**donald1476** · 11-18-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

see, tinted windows are your friend

Also not legal in CA.