I have often boasted how I have never having gotten a ticket for a moving violation in the USA, since I got my license here some five years ago.
I am not at all saying I have not committed violations,
but have just been lucky to never see a cop a around at such critical
moments!
And I am not considering myself lucky simply because I
have not had to waste money paying fines, for from seeing how dangerous it can
be in the USA to be DWB (driving while black), I considered
myself extremely fortunate, for one never knows how these things will turn out.
You see, I drive mostly in Florida where according to recent
news reports, the second highest number of hate groups in the USA are to be
found!
I got that information from National Public Radio
(NPR) which in a report published March 12, 2021, declared; “A recent study
shows Florida has the second-highest number of known hate groups in the
country. We put a spotlight on why the Sunshine State harbors so much hate. The
Southern Poverty Law Center says there are 68 known hate groups active in Florida.
That's only four less than California, which has twice the population. Of them,
47 are White supremacy groups, like those involved in the insurrection at the
U.S Capitol in January.”
Since many of these reports have indicated that
numerous law enforcement officers belong to these white supremacy groups, when
I saw the police patrol with its siren blaring behind me on I75, I thought
maybe my time had come.
For the cop fit the profile (stocky, bearded, blond
etc.) of those I see on tv abusing and killing black people. Besides, on sections of that road, there were still
“Trump/Pence” signs around, although the election has been over for almost a year!
This was on November 9th, 2021 as I was
returning from Sebring where I had dropped off a friend.
I knew I was speeding, about 15 mph over the speed
limit, so hoped it was going to be run of the mill and non-violent.
Well, it was not run of the mill but thankfully,
non-violent.
When the cop approached, he declared immediately that
he stopped me for passing too close to an emergency vehicle. He claims I
should have changed lane totally and gone over to the passing lane, when
I saw him with a stopped vehicle some ways back. You could have
killed me with shock, for I thought I had given him and the man he stopped a
wide berth.
My grandson has he best suggestion though. He said, wherever you see a police, stay as far away from him as you can get!😇
I don’t recall seeing anything about getting out of my lane in the test
when I went for my license either, but he presented me with a brochure which outlined
that totally.
So, I guess it is so.
On giving me the ticket for a whopping $165, I instinctively
said to myself that I will surely go to court. For some time ago I got a
non-moving violation ticket and on going to court, got it thrown out. But then
I learnt from the brochure of a better option,….do remedial classes on line.
Well that I
will surely do as I am now convinced that there are lots of other technicalities
in the USA traffic laws that I am not
aware of. So it can do no harm. Besides it saves me $165 and losing points.
Will keep you posted.
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