oming home after a double-shift at the newspaper and was going 80 in a 65-mph zone with no other cars to be seen. Except for the State Trooper off to the side of the road. He was not interested that I was less than a mile from my exit and was just hurrying to use the bathroom. $150 ticket. That came a few months after a computer problem in my car wouldn't let the check engine light shut off and wouldn't let my car pass inspection. Three $50 expired inspection tickets in about two months. Those came a few months after an accident that involved the car in front of me coming to a complete stop as we merged from Rte. 24 to 95 and me slamming on my brakes but not fast enough to prevent my car from hitting the car that had stopped. Stopped in the left-hand lane on Rte. 24 because the driver was afraid to merge. No ticket. But bad luck. That was five "surchargeable" violations in a year. I had to take a driver attitudinal adjustment course which cost me another $200 and eight hours on a Saturday. And after forgetting to pay one of the inspection tickets my license was suspended. Only I didn't know it so when I was stopped by UMass police for a broken headlight they informed me that my license had been suspended and that they had to tow my car. Of course they could have arrested me so I have to thank them for not doing that. I had to stay at the campus hotel ($85) and then had to go to the RMV the next morning to pay my fines and get my license reinstated. $350. And then I had to get my car out of the tow lot. $200. Overnight storage charge you know. So for having an expired inspection sticker, getting a speeding ticket, and hitting a car stopped on the highway where it shouldn't have stopped I had to pay more than $1,100 (not counting the insurance surcharges). Lynch hit a woman and had to pay $150. And the thing that makes me really annoyed is that Lynch isn't even that good a running back.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Rules of the road
Marshawn Lynch finally admitted that he was indeed driving his car when it struck a woman a few weeks ago. The running back of the Buffalo Bills had been reportedly saying that he was not driving the car even though people in the area had said "Ya. It was Marshawn. I saw him driving." His damaged car was parked in his driveway and he didn't cooperate with police for a few days. But finally he fessed up. His penalty for hitting a woman with his car? A $100 fine and $50 surcharge. $150 for hitting a woman and then leaving the scene of an accident. Oh, and his license has been revoked for a while although his lawyer calls that "a little harsh." Only for an athlete would you see that small a penalty. This reminds me of a string of bad luck behind the wheel that I had last year. One Friday night I was c
oming home after a double-shift at the newspaper and was going 80 in a 65-mph zone with no other cars to be seen. Except for the State Trooper off to the side of the road. He was not interested that I was less than a mile from my exit and was just hurrying to use the bathroom. $150 ticket. That came a few months after a computer problem in my car wouldn't let the check engine light shut off and wouldn't let my car pass inspection. Three $50 expired inspection tickets in about two months. Those came a few months after an accident that involved the car in front of me coming to a complete stop as we merged from Rte. 24 to 95 and me slamming on my brakes but not fast enough to prevent my car from hitting the car that had stopped. Stopped in the left-hand lane on Rte. 24 because the driver was afraid to merge. No ticket. But bad luck. That was five "surchargeable" violations in a year. I had to take a driver attitudinal adjustment course which cost me another $200 and eight hours on a Saturday. And after forgetting to pay one of the inspection tickets my license was suspended. Only I didn't know it so when I was stopped by UMass police for a broken headlight they informed me that my license had been suspended and that they had to tow my car. Of course they could have arrested me so I have to thank them for not doing that. I had to stay at the campus hotel ($85) and then had to go to the RMV the next morning to pay my fines and get my license reinstated. $350. And then I had to get my car out of the tow lot. $200. Overnight storage charge you know. So for having an expired inspection sticker, getting a speeding ticket, and hitting a car stopped on the highway where it shouldn't have stopped I had to pay more than $1,100 (not counting the insurance surcharges). Lynch hit a woman and had to pay $150. And the thing that makes me really annoyed is that Lynch isn't even that good a running back.
oming home after a double-shift at the newspaper and was going 80 in a 65-mph zone with no other cars to be seen. Except for the State Trooper off to the side of the road. He was not interested that I was less than a mile from my exit and was just hurrying to use the bathroom. $150 ticket. That came a few months after a computer problem in my car wouldn't let the check engine light shut off and wouldn't let my car pass inspection. Three $50 expired inspection tickets in about two months. Those came a few months after an accident that involved the car in front of me coming to a complete stop as we merged from Rte. 24 to 95 and me slamming on my brakes but not fast enough to prevent my car from hitting the car that had stopped. Stopped in the left-hand lane on Rte. 24 because the driver was afraid to merge. No ticket. But bad luck. That was five "surchargeable" violations in a year. I had to take a driver attitudinal adjustment course which cost me another $200 and eight hours on a Saturday. And after forgetting to pay one of the inspection tickets my license was suspended. Only I didn't know it so when I was stopped by UMass police for a broken headlight they informed me that my license had been suspended and that they had to tow my car. Of course they could have arrested me so I have to thank them for not doing that. I had to stay at the campus hotel ($85) and then had to go to the RMV the next morning to pay my fines and get my license reinstated. $350. And then I had to get my car out of the tow lot. $200. Overnight storage charge you know. So for having an expired inspection sticker, getting a speeding ticket, and hitting a car stopped on the highway where it shouldn't have stopped I had to pay more than $1,100 (not counting the insurance surcharges). Lynch hit a woman and had to pay $150. And the thing that makes me really annoyed is that Lynch isn't even that good a running back.
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