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CookiePuss
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Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Thanks!
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Posted 2/2/07 4:08 PM  |
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MrsPorkChop
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
yes a baby is a "person"
it just needs to be 2 people
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:08 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
I think so, I don't think there is an age qualifier for the second person in the car. Hmm never really thought about it!
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:09 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:09 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
I drive with my children all the time
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:10 PM |
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LI2VA
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by Meaghan729
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
not true... I work for the company that handles the HOV... children absolutely count as a second passenger.
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:12 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
not true... I work for the company that handles the HOV... children absolutely count as a second passenger.
well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:12 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Took this off the HOV lane site:
HOV Lane Rules & Regulations
HOV Lane restrictions are in effect Monday through Friday 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM and
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM. During these specified hours, the HOV Lanes are reserved for buses and passenger vehicles with two or more occupants (children are considered passengers). Minivans with two or more passengers, and motorcycles (no passenger required) are permitted to use the HOV Lanes at all times. Passenger vehicles with only one occupant may use the HOV Lanes outside of the above specified times.
So you are fine
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:12 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
I do it ALL the time. My kids are in the back seat and you can't see them and I've never been pulled over.
I thought it was incorrect that it had to be another licensed driver. 
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:13 PM |
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LI2VA
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Melissa
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
not true... I work for the company that handles the HOV... children absolutely count as a second passenger.
well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
i never said she made it up...that cop is seriously misinformed then
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:14 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
not true... I work for the company that handles the HOV... children absolutely count as a second passenger.
well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
i never said she made it up...that cop is seriously misinformed then
He had to be since it is on their website that children are considered passengers
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:16 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by Stacey1403
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
not true... I work for the company that handles the HOV... children absolutely count as a second passenger.
well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
i never said she made it up...that cop is seriously misinformed then
He had to be since it is on their website that children are considered passengers
well, they should tell the cops that then!!
and they shouldnt count as passengers, the whole point of it is to take cars off the road
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:18 PM |
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Eleanor
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
i have heard sotries of police pulling over thinking that there wasn't a passenger and when they saw the child they find another infraction - just FYI.
I have also heard that it's safer to drive in the HOV with children - since people aren't swerving in and out
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:20 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by Stacey1403
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by mrsv1015
Posted by Meaghan729
no - technically it has to be a licensed driver.
a friend of mine got pulled over bc of this - but she only got a warning.
not true... I work for the company that handles the HOV... children absolutely count as a second passenger.
well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
i never said she made it up...that cop is seriously misinformed then
He had to be since it is on their website that children are considered passengers
well, they should tell the cops that then!!
and they shouldnt count as passengers, the whole point of it is to take cars off the road
I actually like the HOV lane because I feel safer driving with my children. No weaving in and out of traffic. I use it when it is off times too.
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:21 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by Eleanor
i have heard sotries of police pulling over thinking that there wasn't a passenger and when they saw the child they find another infraction - just FYI.
I have also heard that it's safer to drive in the HOV with children - since people aren't swerving in and out
that makes sense - bc thats why they let motorcycles in it.
but people cross in an out when they arent supposed to anyway.
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:22 PM |
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by Meaghan729
[well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
i never said she made it up...that cop is seriously misinformed then
He had to be since it is on their website that children are considered passengers
well, they should tell the cops that then!!
and they shouldnt count as passengers, the whole point of it is to take cars off the road
I hope she didn't get a ticket then!
If someone is carpooling kids, whats the difference than carpooling adults? Its still less people driving. You can't make a distinction because its someone's own kids vs. their kids + someone else's kids.
Then you wouldn't let husbands and wives use the HOV either because they are coming from the same house and maybe have only one car.
But I do understand your point.
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:24 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
Posted by SweetTooth
Posted by Meaghan729
[well, she got pulled over and thats what the cop told her - she wouldnt make it up!
i never said she made it up...that cop is seriously misinformed then
He had to be since it is on their website that children are considered passengers
well, they should tell the cops that then!!
and they shouldnt count as passengers, the whole point of it is to take cars off the road
I hope she didn't get a ticket then!
If someone is carpooling kids, whats the difference than carpooling adults? Its still less people driving. You can't make a distinction because its someone's own kids vs. their kids + someone else's kids.
Then you wouldn't let husbands and wives use the HOV either because they are coming from the same house and maybe have only one car.
But I do understand your point.
No she didnt get a ticket - her baby was about 3 months old - and this was like 4 years ago -
how many people "carpool" with kids on the LIE? if its the school carpool, its probably more local - but I see your point - if its like 5 kids in a minivan - but if its your infant - its not really a carpool, kwim?
but I agree with the saftey thing - man now I want to have a kid just so I can get home from work faster 
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| Posted 2/2/07 4:27 PM |
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LiPo
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Re: Can I use the HOV lane with just a baby in the car?
My SIL has been pulled over until they saw the baby in the back, then they let her go.
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