I had a very close call this morning.
For people who don’t know me, I’m a frequent +5-10er, meaning I usually drive 5-10 miles faster than the “suggested” speed limit. Today, as I was exiting my complex, there was a car coming down the hill. I believed if I hit my accelerator immediately, I would’ve been able to beat him, but I contemplated too long and had to wait for him to pass before making the left turn ending up behind him. You might not think much about 1 car, but given that I drive on a 1 lane street about 80% of my drive to work, getting stuck behind a slow car is no fun.
Anyway, on the next intersection, we both made a right turn. The speed limit on this road was 30MPH. We were both going about 40MPH as the distance between us didn’t grow or decrease. However, at the top of the hill, I noticed he turned on his right blinker and was about to turn into the park. There was a guy there waving at him, so I thought maybe he was helping a friend with car problems.
Then I noticed the device he had in his hand and the police motorbike on the side of the road. That was a radar gun…
I was like in shock. If I had tried to beat him when exiting my complex, it would’ve been me caught by that radar gun. Throughout my drive to work, the only thing in my mind was, “Should I purchase a radar detector?” I’ve actually contemplated on a radar detector for some time, but never really decided I needed one. This is actually my 1st close encounter to getting a speeding ticket. Haha, I was also contemplating on which lawyer I would hire to fight my ticket, as Jeannie Mucklestone (a very popular choice in MS newsgroups) popped into my head.
I could only say I was lucky this time around.