I recently got pulled over. I was going about 5 miles over the speed limit. The young cop seemed overly cautious as he approached my driver side window. Probably because my truck has a smashed up rear bumper and a few random dents. Hey, it’s a work truck. It’s also a four door with dark tinted rear windows. I would be cautious too. Also, this was in a high financial residence part of the city and it is quite obvious that I am not in the high finance club. I was polite and he was brief and to the point. He took my license and walked back to his patrol car to check me out and possibly write out a ticket. I suddenly remembered something very important and yelled out to him, “Hey, I need to tell you something!” He came back up and I explained that the last time I got a ticket, the officer was not aware that I am not able to take defensive driving because I have a CDL. (Commercial Drivers License) And if he decides to give me a ticket, it will stay on my permanent record with no way to get the punishment reduced. The cop just turned and walked back to his car with no emotion.

A few moments later he returned with a written warning and handed my license back and said, “You know, just because you have a CDL, it doesn’t mean you can go around speeding.”

I politely thanked him and left, feeling weird. I was thinking that was an odd thing to say to me. I wish I could have replied differently.

– “Well officer, I disagree. You see, I paid a lot of money to obtain my special drivers license and I think I should be able to drive as fast as I damn well please. After all, I’ve been extensively trained in how to observe the roadway at a professional level and feel that even though other people may feel endangered, they should somehow know that I am in complete control of my vehicle.”