... this sign is true?
Well, let me reassure you that yes, it is true. Last week on our way home from my doctor's appointment, Ryan and I were driving along when a white van in front of us slammed on its breaks. In response, we did the same, not realizing that the reason the van had done so was because there was a highway patrol officer on the side of the road.
Just our luck--like always--that we were driving with the flow of traffic, but happened to be the one pulled over. The guy was nice, really nice. He took our information, and was taking a long time--a sure fire guarantee for a ticket. Sure enough, ticket.
When he came back to the car, he said that the ticket (78mph in a 55mph construction zone) was doubled and would be over $750! I freaked out and started crying (hormones) and apologized that I couldn't stop (embarrassing). What I hadn't realized is that he had been very, very nice and generous and had only sited us for 10mph over in a regular 55mph which equated to only $90. I was so grateful, and although we shouldn't have been following traffic, speeding, etc, I was grateful all the same. It also hit me differently because the night before Ryan and I had been in Taylorsville and had seen the evidence of a fatal accident, too much evidence and it made me realize that people become complacent and reckless when they're driving, so if it took us getting a ticket to get people to pay attention and slow down, then I'm okay with that--backwards, I know.
Anyway, food for thought. Slow down, be careful, and yes, fines do double in construction zones.
2 comments:
When baby Adi is here, you'll notice immediately that it becomes your nature to drive really, really slow. :) I think all parents go through it. Sorry to hear about your ticket, but thank goodness the guy wasn't a super big jerk. There are some cops out there that would throw the book at their own mother. I hate those cops!
Yikes! Thanks for the tip.
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