It has been few year that some States have passed laws that fine anyone who is driving on High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes during rush hours (6-9am & 3-7pm). The fine is pretty high for the offense. In AZ, it is around $450 for driving on HOV lane. As they say, the punishment is excessive for the crime (if it is so). Regardless of what the fines are, there are people still driving on HOV lanes risking the citation.

There is a story out there that a woman who happens to be pregnant wants to use the HOV lane without the law applying to her. Her reason given is obvious, at least technically. She is pregnant -two people in a car -hence, HOV lane.

I am sure that according to some, is selfish and just wants to be the exception to this law and so fort. But if you propose the question to pregnant women, I believe, most if not all of them will agree with here that, ‘hey, I am pregnant and technically two of us in the car…’, therefore should be allowed to use the HOV lane.

If enough pregnant women start sending letters, emails and phone calls to State legislators, and/or get enough signatures, this could possibly become a law -or the least an exception to it for the women who are carrying extra people inside of them. I can see it already; this case could go all the way to Supreme Court. After, we are all equal and this is democracy. Right?