Irrational Drivers #87

Police cars cause so much drama on the roads.

Everyday lawbreakers become extra cautious on the roads and slam on their breaks in the middle of the highway. Here's the clincher; the police car that has caused such an upset is NOT five feet away with a radar gun pointed at their car, it's about 72 miles away on the other end of the intersection, separated by a raised median, cars going the other direction, and is issuing a citation to another driver. You weren't abiding by the laws before, and now that you've realized no form of reprimand can come your way you continue to drive like a snail and back up your whole lane. It must be the irrational fear that the police officer, that is so far away from you, will sprout wings and nose dive into your vehicle leaving speeding tickets in the wreckage.

It's so frustrating because he can't get to you!

It is virtually impossible for a police officer to accomplish what so many people fear. There is no super power present on this earth that would allow an officer to do the following:

1. Spot your speeding car across the intersection

2. Conclude his/her ticketing process

3. Drive horizontally down vertical traffic

4. Hop the raised median

5. Catch up to your speeding car

6. Issue you a citation

I know that the simple words that I am writing won't change the mentality of drivers and their almost habitual need to inconvenience others and slow down traffic for no reason… but it was worth a try.

The places that I do find joy are with the few people i know that have taken advantage of the preoccupied cop. I have a friend that cut off a police officer, then proceeded to make an illegal right turn right in front of him because she saw that he had a full back seat. What could he do but stop her then let her go?

Nothing.