(This is a little challenging to write. I had hand surgery and am doing this as one-handed hunt and peck. Dressing off on Monday and stitches out on the 16th. Everything is fine.)
At any rate, back to the survey.
Choices:
(a) speed limit?
(b) limit +2?
(c) limit +5?
(d) limit +9?
(e) Whatever the traffic will allow?
I have always been a fast driver (e would be me). I've only gotten two speeding tickets in 45 years of driving, though. One was in Tennessee when I didn't pay attention to the fact that the limit dropped after dark. The second was in Ohio when I was driving nursery school carpool, and Julie was sure we were going to jail when she heard the siren.
Usually I cruise at limit plus 9, but I had an epiphany last week. On Sunday Feb 22 I drove over to Dallin's ordination by myself early in the morning. I had shared a couple of days with a young woman who had totaled her car on the PA turnpike just north of me. (That is a long story all by itself, but not for here.) I found myself reflecting on the 12th Article of Faith. Remember that one?
"We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law."
I thought of how that probably meant I should obey speed limits. I didn't at that moment because I was running late, but it nagged at me. Later that day I had occasion to drive into the Philadelphia Hood and found myself needing the Lord's help to find my way out. The thought was right there that I needed to be obedient to the Lord when I was on His errand. I was led to a corner CVS parking lot where I called Ed and had him Mapquest me out of there. I was the slow driver on the way home.
The next day I continued on my errand and drove to Indianapolis. All along the way there were people passing me, as I drove the limit; and later I saw many of them pulled to the side by troopers across PA, WV, OH, and Indiana. The thought occurred to me what a great way to make up state budget deficits by increasing speeding tickets. I turned around and drove home on Tuesday, and my commitment to being obedient moved me up a notch closer to living the gospel I profess, even if it means leaving earlier whenever I go anywhere. I guess I have given up my high school nickname "Parnelli".
3 comments:
It depends:
in a school zone, or residential, the speed limit
on city streets, w/i 5 miles
on the freeway, usually 5 miles, but up to 9 miles.
In town--posted limit. On Freeways KATY BAR THE DOOR!!!!!I stay with the flow in the high speed lane.
Ugg, well, I was going to say usually limit +4 in town and limit +9 freeway (I like to keep a hair under those 5 and 10 over markers), but now I just feel guilty about it...
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