...is how many times I have gotten pulled over recently.
The first time, I got a speeding ticket. It was November 8th. I was late for work, and I was, in fact, speeding (a very rare occurance indeed).
The second time was today, a mere two months and two days later, on an errand for work. It is claimed that I ran a red light, but to me it was still seemingly orange. I suppose police officers have no distinction of a light being "orange," and being that cops have nothing better to do, he pulled me over. Luckily, he didn't write me a traffic citation, though he took my license and registration which made me assume he would. It would have been $180, as he told me several times. Considering that school has left me something bordering on broke, I'm awfully glad to not have yet another thing to pay. I think that's the end of orange lights for me.
The first time, I got a speeding ticket. It was November 8th. I was late for work, and I was, in fact, speeding (a very rare occurance indeed).
The second time was today, a mere two months and two days later, on an errand for work. It is claimed that I ran a red light, but to me it was still seemingly orange. I suppose police officers have no distinction of a light being "orange," and being that cops have nothing better to do, he pulled me over. Luckily, he didn't write me a traffic citation, though he took my license and registration which made me assume he would. It would have been $180, as he told me several times. Considering that school has left me something bordering on broke, I'm awfully glad to not have yet another thing to pay. I think that's the end of orange lights for me.
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Amber is a nice, pretty term that invokes feelings of warmth, so if you want to call it amber go ahead... but I don't think it describes the color as well as the abrasive, "orange."
Also, that ticket shouldn't be $180 without aggrivating circumstances. Last time I was informed, "Failure to obey a traffic control device" was just a $90/2-point infraction.
My last speeding ticket, the officer wrote me up for $180 when the fine for my violation was only $135. He listed no aggrivating circumstances, so when I paid the ticket, they could only charge me $135.
Fortunately, traffic tickets are rare for me also.