Ah, the fun of taking online driving school. How did this happen? Okay, so I'm on my way to pick Nivi after wrapping up aroutine day at work. I drive down on Lawrence as usual and then take a right on Lillick and then a left on Teal. I notice this patrol car squatting under a tree at Teal/Dunford intersection and come toa gradual stop at Dunford and take a right into the school parking lot. And within a second - I see the flashers go right behind me. The cop walks over, I hand him my documents and then I politely ask him if I did something wrong. He then tells me - I was speeding...going at about 36 for a few seconds. I was totally incredulous – this is a street on which I have driven many many times. I told him that the length of the road on which I drove was ~150M...not enough to speed, least of which warrants issuance of a speeding ticket! The cop was in no mood to reason. He gives me the ticket, says “have a great day…” and walks away. How could I have a great day after this incident?

I sat there for a minute puzzled and befuddled -did I just get a ticket for a totally stupid reason? Should I get a ticket for speeding for a second or two? Speeding at 36? For a second or two? I made up my mind to totally contest the ticket and send a seething email to the Sunnyvale PD Chief. All kinds of thoughts came to my head. Was I meant to get a ticket today? Was the cop supposed to be there? Why is Sunnyvale one of the safest cities in America…why? Maybe because the cops are doing a stellar job, but because the town is filled with skilled immigrants who wouldn’t break the law. So maybe the cops don’t have much to do so they are issuing traffic tickets. Maybe the recession has hit the counties hard and they are trying to get taxes. Maybe they are…

I drive back home with Nivi and decide to wait afew days to see what the damages look like before I proceed with any correspondence. Then came the Gates incident. Wow, what timing. I decided to keep my mouth shut and pay the dues as if nothing had happened. And now I’m looking forward to finishing my online traffic school. Hey, it’s not that bad…and it is mildly entertaining….