On my way home last night, I was about to head downhill on a busy boulevard that leads to my town. In oncoming traffic a Honda Odyssey is frantically flashing its headlights, and five cars behind it there’s an old Chevy Blazer doing the same thing.
It can only mean one thing: There’s a cop waiting for speeders at the bottom of the hill.
No worries; I don’t drive over the speed limit on city streets, and in my neck of the woods I know exactly where the local men and women in blue hide, and what their unmarked police cars look like. A dark blue Chevy Impala with tinted windows can be quite stealthy when you’re driving with your brain on autopilot.
Anyway, as I rolled past the police cruiser, smiling and waving, I started wondering if the two drivers who flashed their headlights were doing the right thing. Sure, they’re just trying to be helpful and prevent someone from getting a speeding ticket.
On the other hand, why should we be so nice to speeders? I’m sure they’ll learn their lesson quicker after paying a few tickets rather than having fellow motorists warn them about an upcoming speed trap.
I especially don’t want anyone flashing a speeder on my street; a 30 km/h limit may seem slow, but not in a residential area with kids playing in their front yards. While driving 20 km/h over the limit on the highway may seem harmless, it can be deadly on neighbourhood streets.
So please stop flashing your headlights at me; if I’m driving over the speed limit and get nailed by the cops, I deserve to pay the price of the ticket.
It can only mean one thing: There’s a cop waiting for speeders at the bottom of the hill.
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No worries; I don’t drive over the speed limit on city streets, and in my neck of the woods I know exactly where the local men and women in blue hide, and what their unmarked police cars look like. A dark blue Chevy Impala with tinted windows can be quite stealthy when you’re driving with your brain on autopilot.
Anyway, as I rolled past the police cruiser, smiling and waving, I started wondering if the two drivers who flashed their headlights were doing the right thing. Sure, they’re just trying to be helpful and prevent someone from getting a speeding ticket.
On the other hand, why should we be so nice to speeders? I’m sure they’ll learn their lesson quicker after paying a few tickets rather than having fellow motorists warn them about an upcoming speed trap.
I especially don’t want anyone flashing a speeder on my street; a 30 km/h limit may seem slow, but not in a residential area with kids playing in their front yards. While driving 20 km/h over the limit on the highway may seem harmless, it can be deadly on neighbourhood streets.
So please stop flashing your headlights at me; if I’m driving over the speed limit and get nailed by the cops, I deserve to pay the price of the ticket.