Do Babies Count for HOV?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who ever said there is no such thing as a stupid question?

Yep, this is one.

I got pulled over on the Dulles Toll Road with my 9 month old in the car. The officer gave me a ticket and I had to go to court and fight it because he did not know the law. So no there are no dumb questions

But the Dulles toll road is not HOV...

NP here: but there are HOV lanes on the Dulles Toll Road.

[Anonymous]

OP, I have always wondered this too. I decided I had a strong enough argument if I was pulled over. Go for it!

[Anonymous]

This debate comes up about every 6 months in the WashPost's Dr Gridlock column
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070803065.html

Some say the little runts don't count and some say people are people no matter how small. If you think kids shouldn't count because they can't drive themselves, then how about the disabled or the elderly or your visiting-friend from NYC who never got a license? How could police enforce such silliness?

The law says all humans should be counted in the HOV lanes. When I drive my 5 kids (all under 10 yos old so not driving themselves yet) down the HOV, I am on the right side of the law.

[Anonymous]

I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who ever said there is no such thing as a stupid question?

I find this amusing, because a few years back there was a heated debate about this issue during a Dr. Gridlock chat on Washingtonpost.com. So there are a bunch of people out there with the same question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

I remember reading about one mom who would yell "hands up" so her children would put their hands up when approaching the cop, so they were easier to see. Might be worth a try

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

I don't understand why you consider the cop a jackass. Consider how many people just willingly violate the HOV laws every day, or those who buy the inflatable dolls to help them evade. They're doing their job to make sure that yes, indeed, you do have another real live human being in the car with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

I remember reading about one mom who would yell "hands up" so her children would put their hands up when approaching the cop, so they were easier to see. Might be worth a try

I taught my kids to wave to the officers and say "Hi!" as we pulled on to I-66E form the Beltway. One day my kids were wildly waving at one particular officer and he had a big smile on his face as we drove by.

[Anonymous]

I had called MoCo police to inquire if they count about a year ago for 270 HOV. They definitely do.

[Anonymous]

I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

Right, and if not for that "jackass" out there enforcing the HOV law, you could spend an extra 30 minutes sitting in traffic instead of having to put down your window. Good point!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

Right, and if not for that "jackass" out there enforcing the HOV law, you could spend an extra 30 minutes sitting in traffic instead of having to put down your window. Good point!

He is a jackass because you can clearly see my daughter yet he still needs to go around to the other side of the car make me roll my window down and see my kid. Not saying all are jackasses just the one that did this.

[Anonymous]

I suppose there are HOV violators who put fake babies / dolls in carseats to have the extra person. There are some very lifelike dolls available.

The hands up is a good idea to show that actual people are in those carseats.

[Anonymous]

I actually had this same question too.

66 is the only highway in the country that has all lanes dedicated to HOV during certain times. When I was in traffic court, the judge let practically everyone off who got a ticket for violating HOV. The excuse was "I didn't know/haven't been in this area long/never had to take 66 before."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

I remember reading about one mom who would yell "hands up" so her children would put their hands up when approaching the cop, so they were easier to see. Might be worth a try

I taught my kids to wave to the officers and say "Hi!" as we pulled on to I-66E form the Beltway. One day my kids were wildly waving at one particular officer and he had a big smile on his face as we drove by.

My DD not only waves, she puts the window down and yells, "good morning!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I take the HOV on 66 every morning and I always get stopped but when they see the kid in the back they wave me by. Sometime I will get jackass who will actually make me roll down the window to see my daughter.

I remember reading about one mom who would yell "hands up" so her children would put their hands up when approaching the cop, so they were easier to see. Might be worth a try

I taught my kids to wave to the officers and say "Hi!" as we pulled on to I-66E form the Beltway. One day my kids were wildly waving at one particular officer and he had a big smile on his face as we drove by.

My DD not only waves, she puts the window down and yells, "good morning!"

Love it! Will have to teach her