I live on the corner of a one way street and, leaving my driveway, I often cut straight to the main road instead of driving all the way around the block. This morning was no exception. What made it slightly different was that a cop saw me do it. At first I thought I was going to get away with it but then, a couple streets later, there flashed the blue and red. He asked me, "did you just come from so-and-so street?" and I sheepishly replied "yeah, but I live right on the corner". Apparently that didn't make it any less illegal. When he was done with his 'bad girl, you shouldn't break the law' blah blah speech I felt like a little girl who just got a scolding from her father. When he walked away the tears were welling up in my eyes and I had a lump in my throat. He just gave me a warning, thank goodness, and rest assured I will not be taking the short cut anytime soon.
