The inner lane. That's where you'll mostly find me when I'm in the streets. It's the fastest way, and I have little-to-none patience when it comes to driving. And that short patience somehow scares me.
Anyway, I went out on a public holiday to submit documents. As usual, I was taking the inner lane, even though there was no traffic. Little did I know that at the end of the flyover were policemen working on a holiday, catching motor vehicle (MV) violators using the bus lane––which happens to be the inner lane in some parts of the metro. It was too late to change lanes; they already spotted me, plus there's a blue MV to my right blocking my way.
So there. I was issued my first violation––disregarding traffic signs (with notes at the bottom that read: unauthorized passing of MV through busway)–with a penalty of 5k. Crap. 5k for a first offense. Crap again.
But maybe that's a good thing 'coz I've been inclined to live a life where I can brush off minor rules because I know I can almost always get away with it. And this is a good reminder for me that there's a price to pay for not minding them.
That changed my perspective.
But, I dunno, I guess the heavens love me too much it still kinda worked in my favor for I was only asked to pay 1,010 when I was retrieving my license. Lol. I guess the staff didn't read the whole violation and so what's put on record was only the 'disregarding traffic signs,' which costs only that amount.
I never thought I'd be this ultra grateful for someone else's lapses. Hahaha. To that encoder, you just don't know how thankful I was for your mistake. 😁
To Magz, cheers to your first appearance in a public video. Lol. But sorry just the same that it had to be that way. 🙈😁
No worries. I learned my lesson. 😁
