Recently, a California motorist was arrested for using a crafty tactic to use the carpool street, which other drivers have previously attempted.
California Highway Patrol in Santa Fe Springs ( CHP ) responded to questions on social media on Thursday about using the carpool lane while driving while a mannequin is in the passenger seat.
The organization responded in a concise manner to a recent incident where an official discovered a mannequins riding in a passenger’s car.
” The answer is straightforward … NO. Like this vehicle found out, we’ve gotta give it to them, the look is next level simulation but at the end of the day … plastic is plastic”, CHP officers said.
The doll was depicted in a photo of the doll wearing a hoodie, sunglasses, and facial hair.
Officer Kaplan stopped this car because it crossed good twice lines, only to realize that the driver and their plastic friend were the only passengers inside. The beard was strong … just a little too sharp”, the organization said.
The vehicle was later given a reference for numerous carpooling offenses. Remember to organize your travels, be aware of your way of traveling, and take into account the general difficulties you face in order to avoid being in a rush or trying to push your luck,” it continued.
A CHP officer stopped a vehicle in the Bay Area in a similar situation in August, according to Fox 11 after spotting a doll in the driver’s car while the other car was in the commute lane.
Photovoltaic Marin described the scene as” that time you are pulled over for a carpooling violation and your customer in the rear chooses to remain silent.”
That doll,  , sitting in the back of a car, was wearing a quantitative and glasses, and it also had facial tresses, according to the outlet.
Following the incident, the driver was reportedly slapped with a$ 500 ticket, and authorities then returned the mannequin to the victim:
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Another Bay Area driver attempted to trick police in the commute lane in 2019 by placing a mannequin that resembled a lady in the passenger seat, according to WPTV.
An photo shows the doll, which had long brown hair and was dressed in a dark hoodie:
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” Cops were n’t fooled by it. They spotted the false and ticketed the driver”, the channel said.
