Thankful Thrusday
11:30 here that's P.M.
I just returned after 4 1/2 hours at Defensive Driving School.
YEP!
My first ticket in some 30 years.
A big ticket 11 mph over the posted speed limit.
$183. later the ticket will not go on my record with the DMV.
Good lessons though.
I was bemoaning a little bit today and Dash say's to me .
"Just consider it chance to get some more good education Mom"
It was really a very enjoyable evening.
Given my perspective of gratitude.
You know here in Arizona I never had to take a drivers test
and they are good until 65 years of ag!.
The one I took at 16 was it.
Well now at 48 I get a good refresher.
Man oh man what a good heads up!
You know here in the little city I live it is
#3 in the nation for the most red light runners
Phoenix is #1
and Tucson AZ is # 4.
WOW!
Heads up, eyes scanning and do not take it for granite that any one is doing the right thing or even cares what they are doing behind the wheel.
I am normally a pretty defensive driver.
I am sure I am going to be even more so now.
How wonderful to learn these things in a class room opposed to a car crash.
This was a good lesson for me.
Many great gains in the knowledge of our laws.
Did you know that you can be
arrested on a suspicion of impairment to the slightest
8 points on license That is a suspicion!
Then if the tests show drug or alcohol it is another ticket on top of that.
It can cost as far as up to $33,000 to get it finished after fines, legal and court costs refunding for jail time, increased auto ins if you can get it. The breath thing that gets installed in an auto of an offender and many other things he coverd!
Mandatory jail time and the jail time has to be paid back to the state at $250. first night and then $75. for each day in jail!
At least $5000 for a lawyer but they can even do little to help you.
If there is a child under 15 in a car with you it is PRISON!
I am glad I don't drink.
However prescriptions could count if they impair you to the slightest
Even an over the counter antihistamine!
Makes you thankful for the mercy given for I know there have been days when I have not been at my best.
Tell you what driving is not a right it is a privilege that can be taken away at anytime.
How very thankful I am that this was a lesson for me in the responcibilities of driving.
My ticket was due to being tired and pushing myself to keep going.
How wonderful to have that gift to stop when you are tired!
"resonable and safe to do so"
This is the base of the law here
so anything you do to cause or do not do to avoid a collision
will cause you to be sighted!
The traffic light color or the other issues do not matter
If you could of avoided it and did not....you can be found at fault!
Left turns are the worst!
I'll just avoid them in my errands all together when it is reasonable to do so.
Thankfully well educated
:)
4 comments:
God bless you sweetie.
I guess you were suppposed to be speeding that day to get this experience.
Well, sorry about that sweetie... I guess it is a hard lesson to learn, but a lesson no less. I have to admit that I am an ok driver but could be better.. I am a gawkier.. (how do you spell that) I love to look at the house and things going on around me and I do from time to time look away from the road.... but so far I have escaped any serious trouble...... I must do better... Gives you a better perspective on the privilege to drive..... I MUST remember that!
I had to do the same thing just a few months back, been driving since I was 16, and I'm 45 and got my first speeding ticket, but I truly deserved it, the cop said "Do you know how fast you where going?" "Honestly? No I don't offercer" "Let's try 12 mph OVER the posted speed" He was nice though, then come to find out he lives 1 street over from me! we now wave and smile at each other, now I put it on cruz control....
and I love what Dash said, he's right.... =)
Hugs~
Annette
Post a Comment