Reply #7: Ah, yes, bored small town cops

[Lydia Leftcoast]

I used to encounter them when I lived in a small town. Make up traffic laws on the spot and pull people over for "violating" them. I actually had one tailgating me in the right lane of a four-lane street and flashing his lights. When I pulled over and asked what was wrong, expecting to hear that I had a flat tire or a burned-out signal light or something, he said that I had failed to move into the left lane when he wanted to zoom through in the right lane.

Yup, that's exactly what he said. I refrained from asking why he didn't move into the left lane if he was in such a hurry, because I had encountered this kind of small-town cop before, and I know that they do not take challenges in a good mood. (And if he was in such a hurry, why did he take the time to stop me?)

Anyway, I knew he couldn't do anything if I just listened to him rant. What judge was going fine me for moving with the flow of traffic in the right lane?