After Receiving Ticket, Texas Woman Argues Her Unborn Child Should Count As Passenger While In HOV LAne

[Webster]

After ticket violation, Texas mother argues her unborn baby should count as passenger in HOV lane

A pregnant woman has gone viral on social media after receiving a ticket for driving in the HOV lane. Brandy Bottone was pulled over after an officer noticed she was driving alone in the HOV lane meant for carpoolers. When questioned, Bottone replied...

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A pregnant woman has gone viral on social media after receiving a ticket for driving in the HOV lane. Brandy Bottone was pulled over after an officer noticed she was driving alone in the HOV lane meant for carpoolers. When questioned, Bottone replied that following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, her fetus now qualified as another person. Her story quickly went viral, with scores of people both praising and criticizing her actions.

“I was driving to pick up my son. I knew I couldn’t be a minute late, so I took the HOV [high-occupancy vehicle] lane. As I exited the HOV, there was a checkpoint at the end of the exit. I slammed on my brakes, and I was pulled over by police,” Bottone told the Dallas Morning News.

According to the Associated Press, after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas’ trigger law banning abortion came into play. The ban, known as the “heartbeat bill,” aims to ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, the earliest being six weeks of pregnancy— a time before most people even know they are pregnant. Additionally, under the Texas penal code, the term "'Individual' means a human being who is alive, including an unborn child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth."

Bottone argued that if the state believes a fetus counts as a life, then a fetus should also be considered a passenger. But despite the state’s penal code recognizing a fetus as a person, the Texas Transportation Code apparently did not and Bottone was issued a $215 ticket for driving alone in the two-or-more occupant lane....

For what its' worth, I hope she wins; if the state is going to force you to carry a pregnancy to term against your will, you should be able to benefit from having that extra person inside of you....such as in the HOV lane of a major Texas interstate highway.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

I think the HOV lane is some stupid shit so I hope she wins

 

[Nebulous]

Well she sure is creative, I tell you whut. She should win her case just because she's come up with an argument that nobody has thought of before.

 

[Webster]

I think the HOV lane is some stupid shit so I hope she wins

How are HOV lanes "stupid"?

Well she sure is creative, I tell you whut. She should win her case just because she's come up with an argument that nobody has thought of before.

I hope she wins too but the point she's making is that if you're going to force women to carry pregnancies to term against their will, then you need to recognize them (the unborn children) for other reasons - such as having an extra passenger for HOV lane usage.

 

[Nebulous]

How are HOV lanes "stupid"?

I hope she wins too but the point she's making is that if you're going to force women to carry pregnancies to term against their will, then you need to recognize them (the unborn children) for other reasons - such as having an extra passenger for HOV lane usage.

Yeah but HOV lanes have cameras that are looking for a person in the passenger seat. So all pregnant people will still get a ticket in the mail regardless. Its all automated.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

How are HOV lanes "stupid"?

I hope she wins too but the point she's making is that if you're going to force women to carry pregnancies to term against their will, then you need to recognize them (the unborn children) for other reasons - such as having an extra passenger for HOV lane usage.

It’s just contributing to keeping traffic slower instead of freeing up slower traffic all for a bullshit agenda

 

[Webster]

It’s just contributing to keeping traffic slower instead of freeing up slower traffic all for a bullshit agenda

That right there almost makes me a supporter of more HOV lanes on interstate highways....