| In most cases, you will be lucky enough not to really | | | | their driver's license and was afraid that this would be |
| need it, but what if you are not? In one case, when I | | | | the end of life as she knew it. |
| was in college, one of the girls on my cross country | | | | |
| team was in her car and was driving a few blocks | | | | When she told the officer that she had forgotten her |
| away to meet up with some other teammates to go | | | | driver's license back at her apartment, she also quickly |
| for a run at a local park. However, after driving for a | | | | explained that she was only going to be driving just a |
| minute, she realized that she forgot to bring her driver's | | | | few more feet down the road to her friend's |
| license with her. Her license was in her wallet, which | | | | apartment. The officer was nice to her and |
| she had left in a bag in her room back at her | | | | explained that legally, she could be arrested but based |
| apartment. She didn't think too much of it since she | | | | on the circumstances as well as the fact that they |
| was only going to be traveling such a short distance | | | | were able to check her information in their system to |
| away. After all, what were the chances that | | | | verify that she did have a license, etc., she was simply |
| something would happen? | | | | issued a warning. However, she had to phone one of |
| | | | | her roommates to go into her bag in her room to |
| As it so happened, as soon as my teammate turned | | | | retrieve her driver's license and bring it to her before |
| onto one of the main streets, she saw that the traffic | | | | she could even move her car an inch. What should |
| was slightly backed up and there were flashing lights | | | | have been a quick five minute trip then wound up |
| coming from one of several parked police cars ahead. | | | | being an hour or more all because she had neglected |
| Before she knew what was going on, she saw an | | | | to bring her wallet with her. |
| officer approaching her vehicle. It turned out that the | | | | |
| police department was conducting one of their random | | | | If you are ever getting ready to go somewhere and |
| seatbelt/driver's license checkpoints. She thought back | | | | you are in your car, you should always make sure that |
| for a minute and realized that she had remembered | | | | your seatbelt is fastened, that your headlights and/or |
| hearing about how the police department was going to | | | | windshield wipers are turned on (if necessary) and that |
| be doing this when she had watched the news, but it | | | | you have your wallet with you. You never know when |
| never crossed her mind until now. Slowly, she rolled | | | | something is going to happen, and it is always better to |
| down her window and tried to bite back the tears. She | | | | be prepared! |
| had heard of people getting arrested for not having | | | | |