15 Stupid Ways People Have Tried to Cheat the Carpool Lane (and Failed Miserably)

A skeleton (fake)

This tale of woe begins like many others: a Washington state driver was sick of his commute. Instead of letting the HOV elites pass him over and over, he decided to join their ranks—by filling his passenger seat with a plastic skeleton in a hoodie. The motorist rolled the bones for months before finally getting caught, earning himself a $454 ticket and momentary viral fame.

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