[Gogar]

So, I drove the SC today. Driving home in a six-lane 45 mph suburban street, I came over the crest of a hill in the right lane, in heavy traffic, going the speed limit. UNCOMFORTABLY close to the crest of this somewhat blind hill was a black-n-white sherriff car, and an unmarked Charger behind it, stopped dead in the right lane. The charger had his window flashers on. The two officers were in between their cars, talking about whatever they were taking care of there, I suppose.

So, I crammed the brakes, came to a stop behind the Charger, put on my signal, and waited to merge into the middle lane and continue on my way home.

Traffic in the other two lanes didn't slow one bit, and when I saw my opening, I footed it. 180 hp of German rage accelerated as best it could into the middle lane, and I continued on my way. I was a little bummed the officers couldn't have put a flare or something at the top of that hill, or maybe put one of the cars up there or something, but I'm not a cop. I don't know how it works.

So, anyway, about a mile down the road, the black-n-white SCREAMS up behind me lit up like a Christmas tree.

I proceeded to take a verbal slap-fest about "exhibiting speed" and about howmanyofficersdieintrafficstopseachyearasopposedt ogunviolence and how "The world doesn't revolve around you." Like I'm sixteen. After I tried to explain for 10 seconds how, however noisy, I was just trying to merge safely; I began to realize how no reply on my part was really necessary.

Anyway, I don't know where I'm going with this, but after he ran my info he actually apologized for yelling, (sort of) and let me go. It's just kind of ironic to me that he would hammer down at 80 mph and run a red light to stop me and yell at me for how unsafe I was being with my "exhibition of merge."