high-occupancy vehicle lane
Americannoun
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Thorton, who was driving a Chevrolet with Aaron as a passenger, had “tapped” a third man’s Mercedes-Benz near the interstate entrance ramp from the West Seattle Bridge, causing both to cars to spin uncontrollably into the area of the high-occupancy vehicle lane, according to court documents.
From Seattle Times
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a state trooper last week noticed a car in a high-occupancy vehicle lane on Interstate 10 in Phoenix with a “Seusspicious-looking” green passenger.
From Seattle Times
A pregnant Texas woman was ticketed — again — for claiming that her unborn child qualified as a passenger while driving in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.
From Washington Times
Washington State Patrol troopers cited 170 high-occupancy vehicle lane violators during a 2 1/2 hour emphasis patrol on Wednesday, according to Trooper Rick Johnson.
From Seattle Times
Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.
From New York Times
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