In case you haven’t heard yet, Washington State recently imposed greater fines for those illegally traveling in a carpool lane. HOV tickets have risen to $186 and those traveling with a dummy in their car will receive an additional $200 fine. Repeat offenders will face even higher fines. Is that worth the time saved by traveling solo in an HOV lane? Be safe and drive smart, stay out of the carpool lane unless you have the required number of people traveling with you.
Read the KOMO news article here: https://komonews.com/news/local/state-adds-new-200-fine-for-the-dummy-trying-to-cheat-the-hov-lanes
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