LEFT- File photo. (Taken from googling).Was driving out of a parking lot yesterday and made a right onto a minor street when a traffic cop stopped me. He told me that was a one way. What? One way, when all I did was merge into the traffic. I explained to him there was no sign indicating so, and told him to alert the parking lot operator to put a sign. He said "there is a sign." He asked for my license and even my passport. I told him I don't carry my passport when driving.
Anyway, it took him forever to write the ticket. Deal? No way. I'd rather fall in line than corrupt another individual.
My foot! I have never gotten any ticket in Canada in the twenty years that I've been driving there ; just once. It was for speeding in a road that had 20 km/h, and I was driving about 40 km/h (it was downhill and I was not braking that much).
In the U.S., in my younger days, I used to collect tickets for speeding, but upon realizing I was depositing too much dollars into New Jersey and Pennsylvania coffers, I stopped the nasty habit of going overboard. Plus I aged and wisened up.
I am a responsible driver. I am too courteous, especially with pedestrians. Even with the annoying motorbikes and trikes, I exercise defensive driving.
I hope the new Transportation and Communication czar or whoever it is whose in charge of street and traffic signage would construct BIGGER AND BOLDER signs so motorists could see far and beyond.
Am not committing suicide yet.
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