We drive a Volvo. It is a heavy, Swedish beast of a car with not a lot of guts. But I can make that baby fly. I guess you could say I’ve always had a bit of a heavy foot and I like the feeling of driving a tad faster than I ought to. In my 8 years of driving experience I have never been issued a single speeding ticket, although I probably deserved many. Well, today all that changed.
As I was zipping down the road I saw a police car parked on the opposite side of the street ahead. Instinctively I slowed down and assumed I would casually pass him, but as I approached he flashed his lights. Gah. I pulled over and sat sheepishly while I waited for him to swagger up to my window. He was nice and didn’t make me feel like a complete nincompoop. It took him a good 15 minutes to write out the ticket. I am sure that is part of their tactic. They make you stew in your vehicle and think about what a terrible person you are for driving too fast. And of course, while you’re sitting there, your head lowered in shame, every single person you know happens to drive by and see what a lousy excuse for a human being you are. Since this was my first infraction I didn’t have to pay the maximum fine but my speedy ways still managed to run a $138 bill.
I think I finally have the motivation to slow down now. I don’t want a second ticket, or else the cost of my lisence and insurance will go up. Gone are the days of beating the system.
It’s high time I grew up anyways.
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My condolences. I’ve not gotten a speeding ticket, but I did manage to get pulled over a couple months ago running an errand for work. It’s a SMALL TOWN and within 15 minutes everyone knew I got pulled over and it WASNT FOR SPEEDING!
Is it ‘cool’ or ’embarrassing’ that I was pulled over because the TINT ON MY WINDOWS were 2% too dark.
Two. Percent.
I just got me first REAL (pull over) speeding ticket almost one year ago. I was pregnant and I cried.
Here in Alberta we have TONS of photo radar which means you don’t realize you were caught speeding until you get a $129 bill in the mail a few weeks later for going 50 in a school zone (30 km/hr) with a picture of your car caught in the act. We just got one in the mail yesterday. Not fun…not fun.
I thought it was our Volvo who has no guts but I guess that’s not a unique feature.
Tsk. Tsk.
You do have a heavy foot, I’ve noticed. ;)
Just move to Ontario and you’ll fit right in. You get a ticker here for going to slow! (I’m kidding, a little).
I’ve gotten one ticket too. And it was a female cop so there was no talking my way out of that one:(. I have managed to dodge all the photo radar out here though.
Married to a cop who will soon be issuing his own tickets. Not an easy thing to handle from the other side of the ticket – but from this side… well, someone has to pay his salary. Just joking. But I am having fun learning about all of the tickets that exist that you would never think of.
To Meritt, that cop could have had you pick the tint off your window before you were allowed to drive away…
hehe… looks like we both had a run in with the men in blue around the same time!
Oh, I know your pain; I just got my first ticket, too. I was even more annoyed because it was an unmarked cop car. (Sneaky jerk!) To avoid any future recurrences, I now drive like someone’s grandma…not cool.
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