My question: Am I gonna get a ticket in the mail, or did he let me go free?
The story:
Few days ago, I was in downtown Atlanta for some work. On my way back, I took a wrong turn and got caught in a vicious cycle of one-way streets. To add to the trouble, a part of Peachtree St was closed off. Anyway, I finally see a detour sign, take a right turn and suddenly the signs say "I75/I85 N" and "I75/I85 S" with no way out. Well, I thought I might as well go north. I go on ahead and then saw I was merging on the highway from the LEFT. Then I realized what happened... "Fvck, this is an HOV entrance." The next instant, I saw blinkers in the rear-view mirror. "Fvck!!!"
So I pulled over on the side of the on-ramp, pulled out my license, put my hands on the steering wheel.
"Good morning officer."
"Sir, I pulled you over for violation [noise] HOV."
"I know officer. I'm sorry, I was lost and I took a wrong turn."
Then I proceeded to tell him the whole story about me being an idiot and losing my way. I even showed him a printout with a map of downtown roads. He looked at my license in my hand, but he never asked to see it.
"Are you from Atlanta?"
"Yes officer, I go to Tech. I was trying to get back to campus."
"[noise] write you a ticket. Have a nice day."
He then walked back to his car. He never asked for my license or anything else.
I was waiting for him to come back with his pad and write me a ticket. But then he turned on his megaphone/public announce thingy(?). I'm thinking "Fvck, now what? Will he ask me to step out with my hands up?" I was freaked out, but he said "You can go on ahead, driver."
I waved to him and drove off. He followed me until I merged into the HOV and then exited to a normal lane.
Even though I felt he let me off, I'm too skeptical. Maybe I'll get a ticket in the mail?
The story:
Few days ago, I was in downtown Atlanta for some work. On my way back, I took a wrong turn and got caught in a vicious cycle of one-way streets. To add to the trouble, a part of Peachtree St was closed off. Anyway, I finally see a detour sign, take a right turn and suddenly the signs say "I75/I85 N" and "I75/I85 S" with no way out. Well, I thought I might as well go north. I go on ahead and then saw I was merging on the highway from the LEFT. Then I realized what happened... "Fvck, this is an HOV entrance." The next instant, I saw blinkers in the rear-view mirror. "Fvck!!!"
So I pulled over on the side of the on-ramp, pulled out my license, put my hands on the steering wheel.
"Good morning officer."
"Sir, I pulled you over for violation [noise] HOV."
"I know officer. I'm sorry, I was lost and I took a wrong turn."
Then I proceeded to tell him the whole story about me being an idiot and losing my way. I even showed him a printout with a map of downtown roads. He looked at my license in my hand, but he never asked to see it.
"Are you from Atlanta?"
"Yes officer, I go to Tech. I was trying to get back to campus."
"[noise] write you a ticket. Have a nice day."
He then walked back to his car. He never asked for my license or anything else.
I was waiting for him to come back with his pad and write me a ticket. But then he turned on his megaphone/public announce thingy(?). I'm thinking "Fvck, now what? Will he ask me to step out with my hands up?" I was freaked out, but he said "You can go on ahead, driver."
I waved to him and drove off. He followed me until I merged into the HOV and then exited to a normal lane.
Even though I felt he let me off, I'm too skeptical. Maybe I'll get a ticket in the mail?
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