Dear Concerned Motorist,
Thank you for notifying the authorities about my alleged HOV infraction. They mailed me a pamphlet on how to use the carpool lane. I've always wondered what happens when someone calls the 1-800-HERO line. Now I know.
You must have been the lonely driver next to me...resenting the fact that I was passing you. Maybe you thought I was the type of person who throws caution to the wind and drives on the wild side. It's nice to be thought of that way, even if misguided. Ahhh, to be so young again!
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I do have a question though, how did you miss my four children in the back? Or did you think that they were part of my cover? It would have been a good idea, really. I should invest in blow up dolls to sit in my kids' car seats. I'd even turn on the rear entertainment system to complete the effect. Then I'd get all the benefits of the carpool lane without any of the back seat bickering that usually accompanies it.
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Sincerely,
Bridget
(The lady with lots of kids and tinted windows.)
Haha. That's funny. I'm always afraid somebody is not going to see Jackson's car seat and turn me in!
ReplyDeleteTurns out they just mail you a brochure :o).
ReplyDeleteSo they didn't give you a ticket did they? Does this mean we can report anyone we don't like to the WSP? All we need is their license plate?
ReplyDeleteHaha. At least it wasn't a ticket! You do have to wonder what was going on with the other "concerned" motorist, that s/he missed 4 children and a vehicle that screams "family-mobile." :o)
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not a ticket. Only law enforcement can issue a ticket (or camera can, too). I really start getting nervous with the automated ticketing machines though now that I have personal experience with how even a person "looking" into my vehicle can make a mistake.
ReplyDeleteAs a practical joke, it'd be funny (and a waste of taxpayer resources) to call in a friend's plate.
If single motorists driving in the HOV lane is such a big problem (I've only seen a handful of violations...but I could have been wrong) and they are inhibiting the flow of traffic, then there should be more patrols out catching violators.
I only use the freeway if my kids are with me. There is NO WAY I would sit in regular traffic.
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