Driving School
67 in a 45. That’s the first ticket I have gotten in 15 years. I was speeding…guilty. I was having an argument with my ex- in my head and late to rehearsal for a show I was directing…but all that aside, I was speeding.
In order to keep the points from going on my record, I took a defensive driving class. It was very informative. For example:
Princess Diana Died when her heart tore away from the main artery. She bled to death internally. The car was going 70 miles per hour when it hit the upright support for the tunnel. Her body then hit the seat in front of them and her organs hit the inside of her rib cage. The heart tore loose and she died in about 7/10 of a second.
Other things I learned…people are stupid. Not all of them, but about ½ of the class. And, as with most groups, there was one that was a shining example. A beacon of ignorance for her followers…
I have no idea of her name, but she was…special. Her stories would go something like this:
“Ok…so her is how it happened…I was drivin behind dis cop, right? An I knows he can’t clock be from behind, right? So, win he git over, I’d do too, right? An he gets over again, and I do too, right? then he gets smart and pulls over to the side of the road…and as soon as I pass, he gets me, cause what I gonna do, pull over wit him? Now, how he gonna do dat? Dat not right. He should have gave me a werning. I had tons of dem before I done moved up here from Mobile. How he gonna do that?”
And we were talking about Princess Diana when this outburst happened.
And believe me, the rest of the class laughed and laughed. I just found her stupid and annoying…and on our streets. I really think a stupidity test should be given along with the driving test. Let’s call it a common sense test. You should have to take one if you buy an SUV or van. AND if you buy a car seat for a child, you should have to do a child safety workshop.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Okay, so I don’t like renewing my car tag. I just forget. It comes, it goes… and eventually I get pulled over for it and get a ticket. And then I renew, and I go to driving court. And the people at driving court, or night court, or whatever they call it, know that I’m an okay guy who has this blind spot, cause they always let me off. One less person to deal with, and they know the kind of people I’ve been waiting with.
Imagine the entire municipal building filled with people like your “shining example” from your class. Filled.
Seems if you come to this court and can’t pay, the judge will give you a continuation. Then you got three more weeks to pay. Can’t pay then? Another continuation. Can’t pay then? You go to jail.
Over like $100, in some cases.
And they all act surprised when they get there. And they have to go to jail. It’s insane!
And the going to jail people outnumber the paying their fines people. And the paying their fines on the second or third visit outnumber the paying the fines on the first visit.
Municipal court is PACKED with people who are stupid. And 95% of the people in the court could have taken care of it prior to showing up at court. Which is probably why so few smart people are actually in court.
I tried to take care of it before court. The cashier told me to come to court, deal with the stupid people, and go on. Cause if I deal with the stupid people, the judge would dismiss it and I’d just walk out.
Stupid people don’t like it when you just walk out and they’re going to jail. They wanna know why they aren’t walking out.
I’ve rambled enough.
October 10th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
… we all know one of those said stupid people who ended up going to jail over a tag.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:00 am
That was a good read.