I am a confirmed old speeder and likely to remain so. After all, Pickering - hmm oops got caught in my rewrite of a My Fair Lady song. This the tale of the dreaded 7 hours of a Saturday spent with strangers for having too heavy a foot in the wrong "zone." For the approximately 35 people trapped yesterday I think they all came away with the "this wasn't as bad as I expected" feeling. It was an amazingly interesting group with one thing in common; we had all been trapped in the Pilot Program in Scottsdale Arizona by cameras. No motorcycle cop stopped us- we were not in our home city - and had no idea until days later we had done anything wrong. We were innocently driving the 101 loop around the city (Phoenix) - mine was on the way to a Sunday Brunch, happy to be going to what would be a great gourmet experience.
Jeff who sat behind me got two - One going North and the other going South on the same road. The lady next to him got two just a couple of miles apart on the same day going in one direction. Whew!! made me feel lucky that I only got the one.
Yesterday was great from the time our teacher said his name was Montoya ( I kept thinking of Princess Bride and who in the class might have killed his father) til the end when we were released.
There were really good audio visual aids. I sat next to a woman who was publishing a book on Travel, and another who's son-in-law was a pitcher for the Sidewinders. Both had recently moved to Tucson from more intelligent places on the planet. The conversation was lively. Three people were actually told to reschedule when they came back very late from lunch (they probably killed Montoya's father).
There were of course a few who should have been wearing signs that said "Just Stupid." One guy I am sure will be divorced by the time he gets his next ticket. He wanted to know why they pinned this on him when the car was jointly owned by him and his wife; just because it was his picture on the camera. He gets the "just stupid" and the "no loyalty to spouse" awards in the same day and Oh he has to reschedule.
So for me the strangers I met were a whole lot more interesting than the people I know in Tucson, so the day was not lost. And oh yes the residual effect is that I will drive slower and wear my seatbelt. So I guess it was a day well spent.
About Me
- Cookie
- I am funny, I like to write, and crochet, sharpeis are my dog of choice
4 comments:
If you weren't wearing your seatbelt I will be quite cranky with you. You know how I feel about that. Remember me singing, "buckle up for safety, buckle up for fun, put your seatbelt on mom or we're not going anywhere!"
I am just glad to read that you are not too old to learn something. What a relief!
I love to speed too. I always told everyone it was because I was the same Zodiac sign as Paul Newman, but nobody cares about that stuff. Now that I have a teenager that will be learning to drive this summer, I better clean up my act (6-1-09)
Choosing a driving school is a personal decision, but to ensure a high quality experience that will provide the best value for money, it’s best to do some research in advance.
SCOTTSDALE driving school
Post a Comment