Texas woman given traffic ticket says unborn child counts as second passenger

@Dlrannie That is kind of what I'm thinking as well....

@Viper If she’s wearing a seatbelt, so is the child.

@bijouxbroussard I believe a lot of states have said it's illegal to double buckle (use one seatbelt for more than one passenger), so if they are two passengers, they might need two seatbelts. Though a quick Google search didn't show anything specific for Texas, but that doesn't mean there isn't one.

But even still, the Texas laws do state that one under 5 years old and less than 36 inches tall must ride in a child safety seat. Which I'm guessing neither did.

I'm just stating that if she gets her way and avoids that HOV ticket, then she's opening the Pandora's box for a whole bunch of other worse passengers tickets.

@SW-User honestly that depends on the state and circumstances. Assuming Texas, it still depends on the circumstances...

If someone else is clearly at fault, then it's very possible... but otherwise, probably not.

@nedkelly No.

They write tickets for that here.

@Niceguysometimes Apparently not. Did you read the article??