Odd timing, I was just pulled over the other day. I used to get pulled over an awful lot when I was younger and a more aggressive driver, but strangely I get more tickets now than I did then, even though now I’m much more controlled than I was then.
I was “caught” going 32mph in a 20mph zone outside a high school. It was 1:40 in the afternoon and though I saw the posted speed limit sign that said 20, like everyone else in the world I believed the fine print on the bottom to say “When chilldren are present.”
Being the middle of a school day and seeing no children present I disregarded the posting of 20 and maintained my 30ish average.
It turns out that the fine print did not read “When children are present.” It is the only sign in the country (so far as I’ve ever seen) that reads, “Between 7:30am and 3:30pm,” or thereabouts.
Anyone else ever see a speed limit (especially in a school zone)sign reliant on the time of day? The whole thing is questionable ethics if you ask me. Borderline entrapment. And the motorcycle officer was so damn smug about it too…
I was pleasant and even chipper when he came to the car (it’s old hat for me now. Considering the contraband I used to carry, you get used to talking down officers and pretending everything is cool. They pounce on fear like a wild animal), but he still went out of his way to also write me a ticket for not having my vehicle registration.
You’d think he would be down the street breaking up the methamphetamine deals I drove past while cursing my luck and reading my ticket, but I guess you have to have priorities…