--- title: Most Interesting Man Cardboard Cutout Used in Carpool Lane description: Man used cardboard cutout of Jonathan Goldsmith of Dos Equis beer ad to use the HOV carpool lane on Interstate 5 near Tacoma in Washington canonical: https://time.com/3757822/cardboard-cutout-dos-equis-beer-commercial-the-most-interesting-man-carpool-hov-lane/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-25T16:14:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:49.980Z og:title: This Guy Thought He Could Cheat the Carpool Lane With a Cardboard Beer Advertisement og:description: Washington State Patrol Twitter shamed the offending driver og:url: https://time.com/3757822/cardboard-cutout-dos-equis-beer-commercial-the-most-interesting-man-carpool-hov-lane/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt236200cbf0fd3d67/698785275f570f5eebb15eb5/most-interesting-man-cardboard-cutout.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: most-interesting-man-cardboard-cutout og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Guy Thought He Could Cheat the Carpool Lane With a Cardboard Beer Advertisement twitter:description: Washington State Patrol Twitter shamed the offending driver twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt236200cbf0fd3d67/698785275f570f5eebb15eb5/most-interesting-man-cardboard-cutout.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Guy Thought He Could Cheat the Carpool Lane by Riding With 'The Most Interesting Man in the World'  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 25, 2015 4:14 PM UTC  This Monday, March 23, 2015 photo by Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Brock shows a cardboard cutout of actor Jonathan Goldsmith of Dos Equis beer TV commercial fame, strapped to the passenger seat of a driver who tried to use the image to qualify to drive the carpool lane on Interstate 5 near Fife, Wash. This Monday, March 23, 2015 photo by Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Brock shows a cardboard cutout of actor Jonathan Goldsmith of Dos Equis beer TV commercial fame, strapped to the passenger seat of a driver who tried to use the image to qualify to drive the carpool lane on Interstate 5 near Fife, Wash.Washington State Patrol, Trooper Tony Brock—AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 25, 2015 4:14 PM UTC Police in Washington state recently encountered a most interesting use of the carpool lane. Washington State Patrol trooper Guy Gill pulled over a driver with a cardboard cutout of actor Jonathan Goldsmith — otherwise known as the “Most Interesting Man in the World” from the Dos Equis beer commercials — in his passenger seat so that he could use the carpool lane along Interstate 5 near Tacoma, Wash. “He’s my best friend,” [said the driver](http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Drivers-most-interesting-way-to-cheat-the-HOV-lane-fails-297446171.html), who got a $124 fine and Twitter shamed by Washington State Patrol: I don't always violate the HOV lane law...but when I do, I get a $124 ticket! We'll give him an A for creativity! 👮👍 [pic.twitter.com/hNbQDuBWfc](http://t.co/hNbQDuBWfc) — Trooper John Dattilo (@wspd1pio) [March 24, 2015](https://twitter.com/wspd1pio/status/580455571058487296?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) ### See 15 Mouthwatering BBQ Photos  Smoked pork hot link with collard greens and mac and cheese at Jim 'N Nicks Bar-B-Q in Birmingham, Ala. 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