Sunday, October 03, 2010

Is it a crime to drive an old car?

A policeman stopped me for no particular reason..seatbelts-check. Looked at road tax check. Asked me to open my boot, there were beach toys in a bag, a table cloth and some court shoes just in case i need to run into a meeting (Can't go in my Mary Janes). He asked me who were the people in my car, I said both are my daughters..and I said please sir my daughter has 5 mins to catch her bus to college. He said better late than early. He was still looking for faults. My car is an old Wira with a penang plate number..he said are you from Penang, I said yes, but I live here, this car is my Dad's. He was still looking for something...then he asked for my IC..and he took it to his patrol car. I got out of my car and showed him her bus ticket. She had 2 mins left. Then he said, ok, you go, she is late....I was thinking, WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

4 comments:

Jane said...

The people that really need to be pulled over are the ones that never are. It is frustrating when a police officer pulls you over for no real reason. I hope your daughter got to her bus on time!

Hamba Allah said...

I was driving along Jalan Sultan Ismail. Crossed Jalan Ampang on a yellow (amber) light, and stopped by a police officer soon afterwards.

"Sir, you jumped the red light," he said.

"I am sorry tuan," I did not why I apologized, "It was only yellow."

"Nope," he said, refusing to listen to my protest, "show me your driving licence."


Since my wallet is in the backpocket, I removed my seat belt, took out the wallet, and showed him the licence.

"Encik, I can saman you for not wearing your seat belt too!"

"What?! You can't be serious. I removed my seat belt because you asked to see my licence!"

"Okay...boleh jalan," he said.

Anonymous said...

driving an old or new car is not an issue...i question the intention/motive..

MANDALAY said...

Strange indeed! I hope your daughter made in in time.