One California driver had to learn the hard way that carpool lanes are for people, not plastic. On Wednesday, April 24, the California Highway Patrol’s Santa Fe Springs office shared a social media post showing how a motorist recently tried to pull a fast one on them by using a dummy as a passenger to avoid heavy traffic.

There's never a shortage of creativity when it comes to people trying to skirt carpool lane rules. Since you aren't allowed to drive in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by yourself, many drivers will create fake passengers to ride along with them.

A California driver learned their lesson when police pulled them over in the carpool lane, only to find that their passenger was actually a mannequin.

Driving in the carpool lane can be an easy way to get around traffic if you have two or more people in your car. If you're driving alone, though, it'll cost you if you're caught. One southern California driver learned that lesson the hard way.

Using a dummy to drive in the carpool lane is an old trick that law enforcement is well aware of, but that didn’t stop a motorist in Southern California from trying it anyway.

Using a dummy to drive in the carpool lane is an old trick that law enforcement is well aware of, but that didn’t stop a motorist in Santa Fe Springs from trying it anyway. “We’ve gotta give it to them,

Using a dummy to drive in the carpool lane is an old trick that law enforcement is well aware of, but that didn’t stop a motorist in Southern California from trying it anyway.