Dummy passenger, dummy driver

Restrictions for the High Occupancy Vehicle lane: Carpools (2 or more persons), Motorcycles, Buses. 6AM-9AM, 3PM-6PM.

People will do anything to hurry their commute by driving in the HOV lane. However, many people do not wish to carpool or take public transportation. Why not stick an object in the passenger seat that looks like a person from a distance? Besides, cops never watch the HOV lane for violators, right? Not quite.

In California, Kevin Morgan was caught with a kickboxing dummy as his passenger in the HOV lane. An officer positioned to view into passing cars noticed this "man" wearing a Miami Dolphins jacket and baseball cap. However, that "man" did not have any legs. The officer fined him $351.

Kevin left his dummy on the roadside as an example to other motorists who were considering that same method to beat the law.