Posted 1/31/2007 05:24:00 PM by Douglas

Idiots go to great lengths to try to ride in the HOV lane:

Violators sometimes use imitation occupants. Although Ashmore didn't spot any during Tuesday's demonstration, he previously has found "four mannequins, one inflatable doll and lots of stuffed animals in baby seats," he said.

Lambert said drivers even have put knit caps on pillows in an effort to fool the officers.

But something about this one got my attention:

The woman in the silver Hyundai got a ticket for driving alone in an HOV lane, even though she was carrying a passenger.

She was pregnant, the woman told Metro Police officer Scott Ashmore, who had parked his motorcycle at the crest of the T-shaped ramp of the Northwest Freeway HOV lane at Dacoma.

For purposes of high-occupancy vehicle lane enforcement, babies in child seats count; those in utero don't.

Maybe the driver was just quick with an excuse; maybe she really misunderstood the law. Either way, she's among growing numbers learning about HOV enforcement the hard way.

Pay your ticket and shut your fucking pie hole, whiner. Somehow pregnant women think they're owed some great favor for society for getting knocked up. And I'm not just talking about tax breaks. Why the hell do "Expectant Mothers" need their own parking spot at the grocery store? There are already 14 handicapped spots, then the "Expectant Mother" spot? What's next, the club foot parking, followed by the lazy eye parking? Then we get into the "mentally disturbed" parking, and believe me, you want to know where these guys area at all times.

The real tragic part of this infraction is when these HOV tickets get thrown into the abortion debate. If the state says the fetus isn't a person for HOV purposes, what's next?