Washington DC has been doing it as long as I can remember:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Slugging" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Slugging</a><p>Basically pickup someone random so you can utilize HOV.