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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

fine doubled

School's been in session for a little over a month now.  I don't know what the what's going on, but I've had traffic cops with me for 3 days in the last week of crossing guard zone.  I stealthily snapped a pic of Mr. MoCop this morning so as to share how pretty he is atop his shiny motorcycle in his crisp black uniform (RAWR!)

Can you even find him?
As you can, I think, see, he's not at all sneaky.  These are not speed traps.  He sits in plain view of traffic from both directions, and this usually results in good behavior from the motorists, which is all the two of us want!

Still, he chased down three perps in about 30 minutes... pretty much the going rate during good behavior times.

I happen to know that the previous crossing guard left the job because of "anger issues".  It was a mutual decision between her and the school to leave the crosswalk.  She is still a beloved employee of the school, just in a happier position for everyone involved.

I admit that careless/distracted drivers piss me off bother me somewhat.  But I think one thing that keeps me from going all road rage is that I totally expect the careless/distracted drivers.  They are there every day, how can I not?

This morning, after the good behavior shift with my MoCop, I was crossing the street to go back home, since we live on the school-side of the crosswalk.  In fact, we purposely chose that neighborhood so OUR kids wouldn't have to cross this street to get to school.

As I approached my side of the street, a car came barelling down the hill from my right.  It was almost like seeing me in the hideous vest in the crosswalk egged him on to assert his superior I'm-in-a-car-and-you're-not-so-you-better-get-the-&%$^#-outta-my-way position.  In fact, I think he was so focused on buzzing me, that he didn't see Mr. MoCop.

I wasn't fazed.  I had my eyes on him as I continued to walk at my casual pace, thinking, "Oh,  you so don't want to do this".

It wasn't even a pursuit.  It was more of an interception as Mr. MoCop pulled out and brought that snotty little sedan to a stop.

I wanted to hug him.
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12 comments:

Anita said...

Nothing like a man in uniform to impress us with his skills in protecting.

I see him back there. Is that leather? :)

I also see that beautiful mountain that you've shown us in other photos. Do you ever get used to it and take it for granted?

Guano said...

"Dear SUV full of high school boys with sideways hats, Thank you for driving at the reduced speed limit in the crosswalk Your comment, "You're sexy as F**K" gave me a chuckle."

MoCop just wanted to check (you) out what all the fuss was about ;-)
They're talkin' about ya at the donut shop!

Abby said...

Hmmm, I'd like to think that at least some of that is leather. And no, I never get too used to the mountain view. It was very hard watching it burn last summer.

Abby said...

Ha, there's a scenario! Funny you mention the SUV boys. They came by today after school to share the love. Such fine, safety conscious young men.

Jimmy said...

I love the argument from folks who claim the officers are hiding when in fact they are in plain sight, just because you are not paying attention doesn't mean they are hiding. I think it is great that the sedan that buzzed you got his attitude adjusted by MoCop.

ShadowRun300 said...

That could not have ended any better! Mr. MoCop definitely deserves a hug! Do you think he'll be back again this week?? Like maybe Friday? Fridays are notorious for crazy, fast drivers...

Rock Chef said...

I wish they did that around where I am, but even when they see it they seeem to just let it go...

We need more MoCops!

Abby said...

I always appreciate when they come out, knowing they've got other things to do. When they catch a, literally, "unaware" driver, it's very sweet.

Abby said...

I hope he's there on Friday. This weekend promises to bring out the crazies!

Abby said...

Aw, sad. Do they have shiny, fast motorcycles? Crisp black uniforms? RAWR?

D.Shawnte said...

Oh man, I think some people just don't deserve to be on the road. Also, no point in road rage for me either, as I tend to expect peoples' stupidity as well :p.

terri said...

Mr. MoCop is awesome! Honestly, I just don't understand what is so important to any driver that it's worth risking a life to get there faster.