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Steve's Tip Of The Day- Don't run into a Police car...

Steve Maskery

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... but if you do, get the hell out of there rather than actually following the said police car to the roundabout, off at the same exit, left at the same junction, to somewhere nice and quiet where he can pull you over.

I was coming out of a supermarket carpark. I looked left, of course I did, I looked right, of course I did. I looked straight ahead of me. Of course I didn't. M. et Mme. Gendarme were exiting Aldi, directly opposite. I pulled out and stopped PDQ. I hadn't seen him. I'd given way, as I thought, but I'd not actually stopped.

He game me a dirty look but carried on. Instead of going in the opposite direction, he was going the same way I was and I followed him. Off at the same exit, left at the same junction. Idiot, Maskery. When we were both on a quiet road he flagged me down. He told me that I hadn't actually stopped at the Stop sign, if I had done so I would have seen him. Stop signs are Obligatoire.

He was quite right, of course, and I'm glad I didn't actually hit him. But he gave me a dressing down rather than a ticket, so I was grateful for that.

It would have been bad enough if it had been any vehicle, but a Police car - sheesh.

S
 
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