I’m sure that many drivers have sat alone in their cars in bumper-to-bumper traffic and looked longingly over at the cars whizzing along in the HOV lane. They probably wished for a friend or coworker to be in the car with them, both for conversational purposes, and also to get in that fast-moving lane. They maybe even thought that, in a pinch, a doll or mannequin would do. The difference between these imaginary drivers of mine and Kathleen Frascinella is that she actually went that extra step and put a mannequin in her front passenger seat so that she could use the HOV lane. I know that’s an abuse of the system, but that kind of cracks me up. Still, I hate it when people think that rules that others follow shouldn’t have to apply to them, so I think it’s awesome that she got a ticket and 2 point on her license.
Although…who’s to say that the mannequin doesn’t come to life when nobody else is watching??
February 4th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
If you need music to go along with this story, “Carpool Mannekin” by Dr. O and the Hangsters on iTunes (CD: Chez Janine) is the perfect song for it!!
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Dr. O
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