A US commuter had a real dummy along for the ride.

State Trooper John Carnell saw a vehicle enter the carpool lane on Interstate 93 north in Massachusetts with a suspicious-looking passenger. He pulled the vehicle over and found that the driver had propped up a jacket with a mannequin head on top in the passenger seat. The fake head even had a little moustache drawn on.

Vehicles using the lane must have at least two occupants. The driver has been cited for the offence.

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