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Stitchawl · 01-10-2012, 07:30 PM

I can't believe it... I got a traffic ticket yesterday! And it really was my fault!

I'm not the most law-abiding person in the world, but there are some rules that I just NEVER break. I follow the law as long as:
I wish to, and breaking it won't hurt anyone else...
I wish to, and it usually won't hurt me if something goes wrong...
I wish to.
But there is one law I NEVER, EVER, break. I ALWAYS make a full stop at stop signs. I look both ways, often twice, then start up again. I don't even do that much at traffic lights! But I always do at stop signs, especially those that I know have really blind cross traffic. Like the one yesterday that has absolutely NO visibility in any direction without creeping forward, LEANING forward in the saddle to look past the blocking walls in BOTH directions, checking twice, then proceeding. I go through this intersection several times a week. I know it's there. I know it's dangerous. I always stop and check.

Except yesterday... when I sailed through the intersection as if it wasn't there.... I must have been sound asleep... Unfortunately, the cop wasn't. Bummer.

Stitchawl

01-10-2012, 07:30 PM	#19906
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I can't believe it... I got a traffic ticket yesterday! And it really was my fault! I'm not the most law-abiding person in the world, but there are some rules that I just NEVER break. I follow the law as long as: I wish to, and breaking it won't hurt anyone else... I wish to, and it usually won't hurt me if something goes wrong... I wish to. But there is one law I NEVER, EVER, break. I ALWAYS make a full stop at stop signs. I look both ways, often twice, then start up again. I don't even do that much at traffic lights! But I always do at stop signs, especially those that I know have really blind cross traffic. Like the one yesterday that has absolutely NO visibility in any direction without creeping forward, LEANING forward in the saddle to look past the blocking walls in BOTH directions, checking twice, then proceeding. I go through this intersection several times a week. I know it's there. I know it's dangerous. I always stop and check. Except yesterday... when I sailed through the intersection as if it wasn't there.... I must have been sound asleep... Unfortunately, the cop wasn't. Bummer. Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 01-10-2012 at 07:32 PM.