NZ drivers turn to blow-up dolls to beat traffic rules
By shakeroo
@shakeroo (3986)
Malaysia
June 12, 2008 10:13am CST
This must be one of the oldest trick in the book...
Blow-up dolls, shop mannequins and dogs dressed up as children have all been used to try and justify driving in lanes where vehicles are required to have at least three occupants.
"There were some odd people that tried these antics," North Shore city council traffic safety manager Andre Dannhauser told Reuters.
Drivers caught trying to beat the system are fined NZ$150 (57 pounds).
Enforcement officers taking pictures of offending cars in transit lanes have been treated to a wide range of excuses from caught-out motorists, Dannhauser said.
Would you do such a thing? What do you think of people who are doing that?
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@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Lol, that's not an unusual trick where I live as well. The fines are much steeper here, though. Of course, the fines are really high for just about every driving infraction where I live. I would never do such a thing. But, one thing people can do in our area is buy a special pass that allows them to drive in special carpool lanes set aside from the regular freeway. The price for each time that they use it varies based on the amount of congestion is on the regular part of the freeway.
