Ok, so I am driving home for lunch today and I take a different route then normal(my commute to and from work is 2.2miles)...so I took the "long" route. I am sitting at a stop light waiting to make a left turn onto the street I live on. The light turns green and for some stupid reason I accidentally truned into the opposite way "right turn only lane. To my credit it is a weird intersection and would feel natural to anyone else had they made the same move. So, as I make my retarded turn, a car is coming my way in this Turn lane...this is a "one lane" right turn lane BTW. So, I see this and to avoid a bigger problem I gun it to slither out of this cars way before it enters this turn lane(curbs on both sides)...oops traction control not turned on...I slide the rear end out and artfully counter steer it back straight, no whipping back and forth, just a perfect snap back to straight. Tires squeal as this happens. And, 100 feet later I got blue lights behind me on the street I live on. So I pull over and wait for the cop. I am pissed, and a little nervous. He walks up to me and says, "I'm officer "so and so" and I stopped you for WRECKLESS DRIVING, SPEEDING, and FAILURE TO YEILD. My heart sinks, pulse races.... Where I am from, wreckless driving means you go to JAIL AND you lose your license for a min. of 90 days and up to a $5000 fine. Thats not counting the other infractions either. He asked me if I had valid insurance coverage and I say yes('cause i do) and he walks back to his car. Meanwhile, I am sweating, shaking, got dry mouth...nervous as can be...scared a bit as well. I was thinking he went back to his car to call for another cop to come to the scene to give me a ride to JAIL. I am sick to my stomach...I didn't even slide/squeal on purpose. That part was pissing me off...I thinking...well if I'm gonna go to jail for a driving incident I want it to have at least been fun. So I was pissed. I hear his cruiser door slam and see him walking up to my car through my side mirror...he runs his finger up the side of my car from the trunk to the back of my door. I thought this was a bit weird. So I am waiting for..."Please step out of the vehicle sir, turn around and put your hands on top of the car." He asked me what I was doing instead. I told him the TRUTH, really...everything. How I didn't mean to squeal my tires or fishtail in any way...that this car is new to me (have had it 6 days now) and I am not used to it yet(dealer tag still on) He asked me why that part even had to happen and I told him about my stupid tun move and my moving swiftly to avoid the car that was approching the lane I wasn't supposed to be in in the 1st place. Then....this is where I was floored by the whole thing. This is word for word the ending of this meeting: Cop-asks again, "what insurance co. do you use" Me-"USAA, sir" Cop-"Have a nice day, take it easy out here" and he walks back to his car and waits for me to pull away and turns around and is gone. He could have carted me off to jail. I wish I knew exactly why he didn't.

I couldnt believe this happened. Utter disbelief! It really happened and I had to share the stroy. THIS is how you spell relief!

 

I'm on it!

 

So you are an officer...neat. I have always wanted to do that job, but I think I may have partied too much back in college and high school to be able to pass the tests. Not the physical tests. and I dont mean drug tests either.

All I did was tell the guy the entire truth as it happened...no more...no less. I guess he believed me(as he should have) and decided that charging me with wreckless driving was inappropriate since it was really an accident that I fishtailed and squealed tires. to him.

It's like a lot of groups...a few a-holes ruin it for the rest of the bunch.

Thanks for putting your *** on the line to protect the public... to you.

 

I have a misdemeanor conviction, I was 16 years old....does that count?...my record is squeaky clean since I turned 17 and am now 27.

 

It wasnt a bad thing really, no violence or anything sick. Got caught doing what a LOT of people did when they were 16.

 

Yup. got snagged with a joint when I was 16...it may be expunged by now though. I love my job now (bmw tech) but I have always wanted to be on the force...seems like an exciting job that has many rewards other than $$.