So I guess that I should thank that guy for cutting me off because I probably would have gotten a speeding ticket otherwise! Speaking of tickets, we've been hit by SF DPT several times in the last few months for parking violations. Edwin got hit twice in our own driveway for not having a parking sticker. Our logic being- if it is not a public spot, why do we need a public parking sticker? Just another way for SF to take our money. Definitely feeling like we need to move out of the city! I got another one for an overrun parking meter a few weeks ago. The meter maid was still there printing out the ticket when I arrived and I know it was less than 5 minutes when that meter ran out because I had set my alarm on my phone to remind myself to go back. That was the same day I saw a fleet of tow trucks towing like 15 cars away. It made me think that I do not want to drive in SF on a Friday because THEY WILL tow you. This is after I had already been towed in Chicago in Feb. (I swear- we don't normally get tickets!)Cop: So I saw you with my radar gun, and you were not speeding.
Me thinking: Really? I've been speeding the whole 2.5 hour drive down from SF!
Cop: I pulled you over because you were following the car in front of you too closely.
I respond: I'm sorry, officer. I do remember being behind that car and the reason that I was that close was that car had just changed lanes in front of me. (This really did happen.)
Cop: Well then, why didn't you slow down?
Me: I thought I did. (I don't normally slam on the breaks on the highway, but I will usually lift my foot off the accelerator.)
Cop: OK, well, I'll let you off with a warning.
So all this talk of moving violations made me think of this old, funny, 80's movie called Moving Violations. Here's the original trailer to jog your memories:
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