SPEEDING TICKET

What a waste -- $186 for a speeding ticket. But actually, if I had to do it all over, I must admit I would probably speed again anyway. I had to in order to reach my destination on time. Last Saturday morning, I left my house early to drive to Chicago for the reunion of my sorority pledge class. And during the previous week I had spent hours on Google maps, Yahoo maps, and Mapquest to make sure I had the correct directions.

I planned driving via Milwaukee, but two miles outside of Madison when faced with the sign for Milwaukee on the left and Chicago on the right, I absent-mindedly veered to the right. “On no” I scolded myself the minute I did it. I knew I took the wrong turn and then spent 45 minutes to an hour trying to find my way back to the Milwaukee exit.

By now, I feared I would not arrive on time in Chicago and so I pushed harder on the gas pedal and began driving 80 and 85 miles an hour. I kept watching my rear view mirror, all the while, forgetting that some police officers drove in unmarked cars and others hid in the weeds on their motorcycles just waiting to pounce on speeders.

When I pulled over to the side of the road, I rolled down my window and waited for the policeman to approach. “I am soooo sorry Officer,” I said, “I got lost as I left Madison and I have to be in Chicago at noon.” “Well,” he said, “You are never going to make it.” I tried to cry, but unfortunately I couldn’t. Nevertheless, I was very lucky. Although he clocked me at 85 miles hour he only wrote the ticket for 80. “It costs less money,” he said. And I was truly grateful. I also discovered that if had he given me the ticked for driving 85 miles, my license would have been revoked for 15 days !!!!

I hope I’ve learned my lesson. But the good news is that I have no plans to do any highway driving in the near future.

By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.