It’s like you didn’t even try. It’s rather insulting.

The most recent carpool lane violator caught by state troopers in King County came Friday on Interstate 405 and Sunset Boulevard in Renton. Except, unlike with most carpool lane cheaters who try to dress up some vaguely human-shaped object, this one just dressed up the passenger seat.

Trooper Kris Lynch called it the “incredible disappearing passenger,” according to the State Patrol.

HOV lane violators get hit with a $124 ticket if caught by troopers.

Revisit carpool lane dummies of the past. Which one is the best?