Went to Seattle today. Drove
south on 1st Avenue trying to take a left on Spokane Street under
the viaduct/West Seattle Freeway. The
left turn light failed to turn green during three complete light cycles so I
went straight and took a left in a couple of blocks to drop off a pneumatic cushion
for my wheelchair that needed to be repaired.
On the way back towards downtown Seattle, I took an illegal left turn
to be able to head north on 4th Avenue. A half-mile down the road, I got a traffic
ticket. I will strive to do a better job
of obeying traffic laws. I tend to think
of traffic laws more like guidelines to be applied with attentive common sense
with safety in mind than rules. That
does not always work so well, but I have not been in an accident in 20+ years. It is good to have not-corrupt cops watching
out for all of us.
I am grateful to be able to afford to drive, have decent roads to drive
on, traffic rules that are generally obeyed by most motorists with the
exceptions of drunks and texters, a very reliable car that works well for me,
and being able to afford gas.
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