Ooops!
This morning, I had to drive to a place around 30 miles away to sort out some stuff for my boss.
In July last year, the State of California passed a law that talking on a cellphone while driving is illegal, unless you have a bluetooth headset or in built bluetooth in your car. I have in built bluetooth.

Halfway home, I got a phone call, but the BT didn't kick in, so without thinking I just picked up the phone.....even though the highway patrol was behind me.

Lights go on, I said "oh fuck". Pulled over for the CHP, and when I rolled down my window I just started laughing. He asked if I knew why he'd pulled me over and I said "yeah, I was on the phone, just write me the ticket".

Turns out he pulled me over because I had a brake light out, so got a fix it ticket AND he hadn't actually seen me on the phone but wrote me up anyway for it.
$20 fine for being on the phone while driving (which in reality comes to $98 with fees and penalties), and $3 for a new brake light!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 1 Aug 2009, 22:02, 3 replies)

serves you right, you naughty spanner.
pay the fine and MTFU!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 1 Aug 2009, 23:11, closed)

See, honesty doesn't pay...

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 12:57, closed)

wow...
...never volunteer ANYTHING when you get pulled over.
(SarcasticBarSteward wants to be good at Photoshop when he grows up, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 0:36, closed)