Musings

I tend to speed. My fast driving is joked about profusely between my co-workers, friends and family. People say that it is a good thing I only have a 4 cylinder car cause if I had any more engine power, I would be lethal. HA!

I have had tickets...received for the most part right down the street from my home...usually doing 45 in a 30, or 57 in a 45. I tend not to pay attention to my speed. And believe it or not, those tickets are the most expensive. My last one cost me $250 or something crazy like that. Anyway...

A few weeks back I was driving to work during lovely morning rush hour. Shortly after merging onto the highway, I saw a Hummer pulled over by the police. As I passed them, the officer was walking back to his vehicle as the Hummer began to merge back in to traffic. We (the Hummer & me) traveled the same direction for the next 10+ miles. The Hummer for the most part followed the flow of traffic, speeding but not anymore than the rest of us.

Because I take this particular expressway daily, I tend to know what areas to watch for the speed traps...you know those certain inclines or limited view turns the police love to hide at. I normally just take my foot off the gas at those points so my speed gradually slows down and my speeding is not so obvious. Yeah...I have a method.

So about 5 or so miles from work, approaching one of the police hot spots, I gently took my foot off the gas. At this point the Hummer and several other cars were ahead of me. I saw the taillights before I saw the actual officer. Immediately he jumped into his vehicle and turned on the overhead lights. I waited with baited breath to see which one he clocked. Weaving in and out of the cars he finally reached the vehicle he was in pursuit of....the Hummer. That's right! Within 15+ miles from the first encounter the Hummer was pulled over AGAIN. I could not help but laugh. Normally when you get a speeding ticket, you tend to at least for the rest of that day try to obey all the speed limits.

I could not wait to tell my amusing little tale to my friends and co-workers. My friend Emma said that he probably could afford the tickets seeing how he was driving a Hummer to begin with. I just thought it was crazy that 15 to 20 minutes after he was pulled over, he was pulled over AGAIN. He probably stood out seeing how his vehicle towers over all the others.

Consider this a warning. Unless you are surrounded by vehicles with similar height and width, don't speed with them. Cause you stick out like a sore thumb and chances are you will be ticketed. Just another reason why my little 4 cylinder car is perfect for me.