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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:12:20 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Heh, I saw that one come up recently.
>
> My brother (a cop) once stopped a guy in a truck for using the commuter
> lane[1] with only one person in the truck. His argument was that since
> the back of the truck held a couple dozen frozen bodies on the way to
> the medical school, he had plenty of people to meet the commuter limit.
> Judge said "We'll let you off this time, but don't do it again." :-)
Heh.....That's good, I know my cousin (who's a Sheriff's deputy) has lots
of stories like that. Best quote from him to date: "I love my job.
Where else do I get to shoot guns, drive fast, and mess with people?"
> There was also a case here where a lady got stopped for being alone in
> the commuter lane. She pointed out she's 8 months pregnant, and if she
> can't have an abortion it must be because the "baby" counts. The judges
> actually agreed with this one. :-)
Seems reasonable to me....
> [1] Special lane on the freeway reserved for cars with multiple people,
> which tends to go faster during rush-hour, because americans are too
> lazy to find neighbors going the same way at the same time to save gas.
> :-)
Yeah, we have those here as well, though you can buy a tag that lets you
use it as a single person occupied vehicle. They also give the tags to
people who drive hybrids.
Jim
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