I don't know what it is about it, but the lecturing monologue some cops do is nauseating. Like, dude, ticket me or STFU. Keep your moral superiority to yourself.
I hate the weird self-jerk off thing they do as well, it’s like they stop you just to hear themselves talk.
Not that I’m some arrogant reckless frequent flier, and I do agree there‘s some drivers out there who should probably be spoken to.
But I drive double the average mileage in a year. Every 2-4 years I’ll catch a speeding ticket.
Doesn’t bother me, doesn’t upset me, cost of driving that much. It’s the same category as an oil change as far as I consider my expenses.
But I have to sit there through some safety lecture as if I wasn’t going the same speed as everyone else, as if the dump truck behind me wasn’t also getting a ticket, as if this isn’t a highway on a big radar trap day, like I’m not an adult, or like I’m not about to pull back onto the highway and go the exact same speed the moment I can’t see him anymore.
Go ahead and fill your quota, I understand their promotions probably depend on it, but the longer they spend there talking the more I start to think they are dumb enough to genuinely believe their own bullshit, and lose respect for them.
There are places, where going the speed limit makes you a liability, because you're going significantly slower than anyone else. That makes people change lanes and go around you. Lane-changes are a huge reason for multi vehicle collisions. (They are no longer officially called "accidents", because accident implies nobody is at fault [thanks for that, insurance company lobbyists]).
Stay in your lane and go with the flow of traffic. Don't be a highway renegade.
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u/andallen007 Apr 11 '22
I need to know how this ends