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02-24-2007, 08:06 AM
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Friends: 0 |  It is very healthy to have a good laugh every once in a while. If this guy owned a prius he could get HOV access stickers and retire the dummy! here is the link to the full story: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisla...y-top-headlines |
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02-24-2007, 02:43 PM
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Friends: 59 | Pretty funny. These officers do a good job. I think they drive in "regular" lanes with the undercover car. I got pulled over once and had no idea where he came from. As soon as I stopped, he realized my Clean Pass sticker and apologized to me on the loud speaker. Dennis |
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02-24-2007, 02:51 PM
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Friends: 0 | Heh heh. Yeah, people have tried that here as well. |
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02-24-2007, 03:50 PM
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Friends: 0 |  LOL, I read the article. I bet there are more lifelike dummies that don't get caught. The bright yellow skin was a dead giveaway... |
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02-24-2007, 04:01 PM
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Friends: 7 | Women who drive alone at night have done this for security. It was inevitable it would be used for illegal HOV lane driving. |
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02-24-2007, 04:18 PM
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Friends: 0 | Only $90 fine???? it's like minimum of $341 here in CA (I also heard $1068 starting 2007) http://www.tomvoli.com/2007/01/31/californ...crease-in-2007/ |
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02-24-2007, 04:20 PM
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Friends: 10 | Should of put the dummy behind the wheel. Couldn't be any worse than some of the drivers I've seen.  Tom |
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Friends: 0 | <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(qbee42 @ Feb 24 2007, 04:20 PM) [snapback]395934[/snapback]</div> Quote:
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02-27-2007, 07:57 PM
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Friends: 59 | This guy is selling that dummy on ebay for $90 plus $40 shipping to cover for the cost of his ticket. Unbelievable!! http://cgi.ebay.com/CPR-Mannequin-HOV-Lane...0QQcmdZViewItem I saved it in PDF so we can have it after ebay takes it down. Dennis |
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