Oh Geez!

Well my day this past Thursday started out with me finding a dime while walking the boys. Since it's the first time in a very long time that I've been paid in a monetary way for walking the pugs I was happy. Just hours later though I got my first citation in TX. So the dime brought me no luck! Most would probably automatically assume that I was ticketed for speeding! You would be wrong! My ticket was for an unsafe lane change.

The traffic stop was rather bizarre. The cops here like to angrily point/gesture at you while they are on the side of the road before getting on their motorcycle to come pull you over. I've seen it happen to other people before it happened to me this week. I wish there could be a hidden camera capturing the stupid/inconsiderate movements of the cops that feel the need to act out an angry Three Stooges type of scene on the side of the road. I can't help but think is that the way the police department really wants to represent themselves to onlookers that could include young/impressionable children? Bizarre!

This was also the first time I've ever been pulled over and had no clue what I was being pulled over for. I was in such disbelief which I told the officer about as well! I truly didn't have any idea what I did wrong. I simply changed lanes!

I believe I was originally going to be cited for failing to use my directional signal. However, I promptly argued with the cop when he accused me of not signalling. After he left my window and then returned the ticket had suddenly become an unsafe lane change instead. I've never heard of anyone getting a ticket for unsafe lane change that did no damage! If a near accident had been caused or an actual accident then yes most certainly a ticket is standard. The whole experience was a crazy one! The mean pointing/gesturing images will live in my head for awhile!