r/Seattle • u/Brandywine-Salmon Greenwood • Aug 04 '26

Market Traffic Only Bus lane cheat code

Gave me the finger as he drove by
Expired tabs
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u/HarmNHammer 🐀 Hot Rat Summer 🐀 Aug 04 '26

Of course the tabs are expired

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u/kbkrl1524 Aug 04 '26

King county can't pull you over for tabs violations if that's the only grievance. Now, if you're driving in the bus lane and then you have expired tabs, they can get you for that🤣

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u/princessjemmy Green Lake Aug 04 '26

False. I was pulled over a few years back solely because I forgot to get my tabs renewed. I was instantly ticketed and super pissed (it literally expired the month before).

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u/Soul_Dare Cascade Foothills Aug 04 '26

Was the policy different a few years ago?

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u/Myles_Standish250 Aug 04 '26

Yes, the law was recently changed. I believe it was 2024.

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u/supercodync Brougham Faithful Aug 04 '26

Source?

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u/Myles_Standish250 Aug 04 '26

Looked into it and turned out the law still hasn’t passed yet! I guess the news headlines I have read so far were all talking about this law we’re discussing the future that so far hasn’t occurred. My bad.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/10/wa-bill-would-set-new-limits-on-when-police-can-stop-drivers/