A driver in Los Angeles was ticketed for using a jacket carefully wrapped around the front seat with the seatbelt fastened across it to resemble a person to cheat carpool lane laws
Just A Car Guy [Unofficial]
March 18, 2026
CHP pulled the driver over on the 10 Freeway on March 3 for using the HOV lane without a passenger. $500 dollar ticket minimum
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-driver-caught-using-phony-passenger-in-carpool-lane-chp/
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