March 23, 2006

WHERE'S MONENA WHEN YOU NEED HER?:

Mom had `decoy' child in carpool lane (BOB MITCHELL, 3/23/06, Toronto Star)

A 39-year-old Aurora woman has become the first person in Ontario to be caught using a decoy in her vehicle so she could drive in a carpool lane.

Instead of finding a child in a car seat during yesterday morning's rush hour, an Ontario Provincial Police officer patrolling the high-occupancy vehicle lane on Highway 404 discovered a stuffed winter coat.

"It looked like Kenny from South Park was strapped in the child seat," OPP Sgt. Cam Woolley said.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 23, 2006 7:38 AM
Comments

Not even a blowup doll?

Posted by: erp at March 23, 2006 10:22 AM

Somebody here in the Denver area tried a similar trick with a mannequin, on the I-25 HOV lane, until local police noticed. That lane configuration is scheduled to go to a HOT (Toll) Lane sometime this year. That will end this sort of foolishness.

Posted by: Brad S at March 23, 2006 10:32 AM

I immediately thought of that Curb Your Enthusiasm episode and then noticed your headline. Good one.

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at March 23, 2006 11:00 AM

A 404 violation?

Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at March 23, 2006 4:58 PM
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