Just once. I was 17. And I’m still annoyed by it. A friend nearby needed someone to console her so I braved a snowstorm to drive the 5 minutes to her house. I could have just walked across the park, but no, I was 17.
The left turn out of our neighborhood required me to drive past 2 lanes of traffic and a turn lane, uphill, at night, in a blizzard, with cars coming east difficult to see ahead of time. A very cautious driver, I looked carefully both ways to make sure no one was coming in case I had trouble getting out onto the road. And I did. My car skidded and slipped uphill as I slowly pressed on the gas. Being a young driver, I was not very experienced with snow driving, but I managed.
Well, I guess during the time it took for my car to get to the lane, a vehicle had approached on the main road from behind. It was a cop and he pulled me over.
Cop: “Do you know what you just did?
Me: “Err, no…?” (I really had no clue)
Cop: “You cut me off. I guess I’ll just give you a warning this time, but be more careful next time.”
Me: “Yes sir.”
BAH! I don’t see how I could have prevented pulling out in front of him if I couldn’t see him to begin with because of the dumb road and the idiot blizzard. Cut him off… my ass. As soon as I pulled away, I was in shock and just started sobbing. Where were those tears a minutes ago?!
I suppose I deserved a warning for being stupid enough to go out driving that night.
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