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Ottawa Driver Fined After Mistaking Cat for HOV Passenger

The driver was fined $110 and given three demerit points for misusing the HOV lane with only a cat as a passenger, police said.

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OPP said the driver explained that she believed her feline friend riding shotgun met the "two occupants" requirement.

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Ontario woman fined for driving in HOV lane with her cat as the ‘second person’ in car: OPP

Police are reminding drivers that cats don't count as a second passenger for the HOV lane.

·Niagara Falls, Canada
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City NewsCity News
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Ottawa driver fined after mistaking cat for HOV passenger

OPP said the driver explained that she believed her feline friend riding shotgun met the "two occupants" requirement.

·Toronto, Canada
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Radio-CanadaRadio-Canada
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No, a Cat Doesn't Count as a Second Passenger.

A motorist thought he was driving legally because his cat accompanied her. She was fined $110 and three points of incapacity.

·Montreal, Canada
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Ottawa CitizenOttawa Citizen
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Driver in Kanata learns kitties don't qualify as HOV lane passengers

A driver was fined $110 Thursday after mistakenly believing her cat qualified as a passenger and allowed her to use the HOV highway lane.

·Ottawa, Canada
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CP24CP24
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Cats do not count as ‘second person’ for Hwy. 417 HOV lanes, OPP says

A cat doesn’t count as a passenger to allow you to use the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on Highway 417 in Ottawa, according to police.

·Toronto, Canada
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The OttawanThe Ottawan

The Ottawan : : Cats don’t count as passengers on the Queensway, say uncool cops

The Ottawan: Ottawa Local News, Food, Arts & Events

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CP24 broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
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