A Siren followed me home
By Glen
@glenniah (1197)
Mandurah, Australia
October 13, 2015 11:16pm CST
Last night was book club night. We all bring a plate of food to share and have with a glass of wine, water or soda. Then we discuss the latest book. It was a very entertaining evening because some of the members had been in France and took part in the running race held there.
On the way home I stopped at the red traffic light and suddenly I heard a loud siren behind me. I wasn't sure where it was or where it was going. And I was pretty sure it wasn't after, I had been driving a little bit slower than I might have been and had only one glass of wine and two glasses of water. Isn't funny how we can make ourselves feel guilty even when we do nothing wrong.
There was no where for me to move so I just sat there in my lane, when the light changed I could see it was an ambulance and not a police car.
It wasn't until I was almost home that the ambulance turned and went onto another street. When I arrived home I could still hear the siren so it was obviously quite near my house. Anyhow I had arrived home safely and that was a relief.
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
14 Oct 15
Are you royalty having your own escort home?
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
14 Oct 15
@garymarsh
Why not, isn't it all about me, hehe
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
19 Oct 15
I see a lot of drivers who are already driving safely suddenly get extra cautious if a police car is behind them even when the cops are not interested in them. It is quite a natural instinct. Thieves often give themselves away by seeing a cop car and immediately flooring the accelerator peddle
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
20 Oct 15
@arthurchappell.
That's a good point. I see drivers who are within the speed limit slow right down when they see a police car.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
14 Oct 15
It must have been unnerving to have that ambulance follow you home. I always feel uneasy when a police car pulls up behind me or I see flashing lights coming up even when I know I didn't do anything wrong
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@glenniah (1197)
• Mandurah, Australia
14 Oct 15
@Marilynda
It must be that we are unnerved by the flashing lights and such so at the moment don't think 'hey I'm innocent' we just want not to be proved guilty of anything, hehe
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@Fleura (34954)
• United Kingdom
14 Oct 15
Oh yes if I see a police car I tend to jump on the brakes, even when I'm driving correctly it's just automatic to feel guilty (and probably quite dangerous!)
The funny thing is that when I read your title, the first thing I thought of was the mythical creatures of ancient Greek legend!
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