I was out with my wife Saturday night on Washington. We're stopped at a light, 5 or 6 cars back, in the right lane. We notice that the restaurant is on the other side of the street, so I check behind me, nobody's coming, so I move over into the left lane. Maybe I signaled, maybe I didn't. I don't remember, but if I did, it would have turned off because I had to sharply turn the wheel left then right to execute the lane change.
Cop pulls up behind me, and when I notice he wants me, I'm now in the left turn lane. I turn into a lot and park. This guy walks up to me, his voice cracking like he's got Lee Harvey Oswald in front of him, and says "Good morning, sir," at 8 p.m. I think this may have been his first ever traffic stop. Anyway, he says I didn't signal my lane change, all the while with his voice quavering like he's reading his Bible at an ISIS potluck dinner. I hope this guy keeps his bullet in his pocket. He says for future reference, I need to pull off to the right...you know, because that's the safest thing to do when you're in the LH turn lane.
Anyway, I got a ticket, and I can't find the fine anywhere. I guess I'll be taking DD and paying the downtown tax, since you can't even see the evidence against you unless you go to court. The citation says RD165, but that doesn't show up on the schedule of fines, so I wouldn't even know what to pay.
I know, cool story - warms my heart to think this kid will get promoted if he does this enough. To add insult to injury, as we're pulling away from the stop, we witness somebody making a U-turn on Shepherd and driving one full block (Shepherd is a one-way street, btw).
Cop pulls up behind me, and when I notice he wants me, I'm now in the left turn lane. I turn into a lot and park. This guy walks up to me, his voice cracking like he's got Lee Harvey Oswald in front of him, and says "Good morning, sir," at 8 p.m. I think this may have been his first ever traffic stop. Anyway, he says I didn't signal my lane change, all the while with his voice quavering like he's reading his Bible at an ISIS potluck dinner. I hope this guy keeps his bullet in his pocket. He says for future reference, I need to pull off to the right...you know, because that's the safest thing to do when you're in the LH turn lane.
Anyway, I got a ticket, and I can't find the fine anywhere. I guess I'll be taking DD and paying the downtown tax, since you can't even see the evidence against you unless you go to court. The citation says RD165, but that doesn't show up on the schedule of fines, so I wouldn't even know what to pay.
I know, cool story - warms my heart to think this kid will get promoted if he does this enough. To add insult to injury, as we're pulling away from the stop, we witness somebody making a U-turn on Shepherd and driving one full block (Shepherd is a one-way street, btw).
