You were operating a motor vehicle in traffic.
You had a minor child on the backseat in a booster.
You were fiddling with a pack of cigarettes (tapping it to make the tobacco slide down to one side?), in preparation of unwrapping it, possibly (as far as the Law Enforcement Officer could surmise) as a prelude to sticking one cigarette into your mouth and lighting up.
Traffic increases and/or something is happening on the road ahead of you requiring your additional attention.
And you are criticizing the LEO for "distracting you?!"
Let me guess: You're now going to claim that you can do three things at once and simultaneously keep 17 plates spinning while your daughter maybe has a melt-down in the backseat and there's a potential traffic pile-up in front of you.
Get this FReeper a booking on the Ed Sullivan Show, stat!
I bet that that LEO could have easily pulled you over and legitimately cited you for three moving violations, as well as finding some other infractions to charge you with.
My take-away: Nice cop let you off easy with a verbal warning!
Regards,
Regards,
Regards,
Regards,
Regards,
Regards,
You were fiddling with a pack of cigarettes (tapping it to make the tobacco slide down to one side?), in preparation of unwrapping it, possibly (as far as the Law Enforcement Officer could surmise) as a prelude to sticking one cigarette into your mouth and lighting up.
Traffic increases and/or something is happening on the road ahead of you requiring your additional attention.
And you are criticizing the LEO for “distracting you?!”
She could have put on her siren. I would have pulled over, and I wasn’t smoking, and had no plans to. It’s a habit to just tap a pack.
Riding up too close to my vehicle and distracting me could have caused an accident.
You were fiddling with a pack of cigarettes (tapping it to make the tobacco slide down to one side?), in preparation of unwrapping it, possibly (as far as the Law Enforcement Officer could surmise) as a prelude to sticking one cigarette into your mouth and lighting up.
Traffic increases and/or something is happening on the road ahead of you requiring your additional attention
Regards,
Regards,
Regards.