12-18-2016, 12:02 AM
Got pulled over by the police this evening. I had a headlight out. This was different than my usual experience getting pulled over.
In the last 2-3 years I have only ever been pulled over because I had a light out. Normally they ask for license, registration and proof of insurance. This time, nobody requested proof of insurance.
Normally they give me a written warning with a time limit for getting it fixed and some sort of fee to pay. This time, they ran my tags, checked my license and registration, and then came back with... "Get your light fixed." And that was it...
After analyzing it, I get the impression there was a sense of respect and perhaps the celebrity effect kicking in. Very interesting.
In the last 2-3 years I have only ever been pulled over because I had a light out. Normally they ask for license, registration and proof of insurance. This time, nobody requested proof of insurance.
Normally they give me a written warning with a time limit for getting it fixed and some sort of fee to pay. This time, they ran my tags, checked my license and registration, and then came back with... "Get your light fixed." And that was it...
After analyzing it, I get the impression there was a sense of respect and perhaps the celebrity effect kicking in. Very interesting.
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The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
