Watch Your Cops, Part 3...
Hey there, Mr. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer. I saw you tearing down the street as I walked from my work to Union Station in downtown Dallas around 5:10 this evening, lights blazing and siren blaring. I saw how you forced your way through traffic and tore across Houston street in A Real Emergency Situation!
Imagine my surprise when I caught up to you after I crossed Houston street, walking along the side of the station building to get to the DART platforms, stepping into a crosswalk and fortunately looking to my left side as you tore out of the station, tires squealing and spinning, no lights or siren on this time. I'm glad I was able to jump back out of your way before getting hit while you gave me that awesome and self indulgent/righteous grin.
I guess you just wanted to get to the station quickly, most likely to talk to a pal or perhaps one of those female Fare Enforcement officers? I know for sure you didn't have enough time to get out of your car or conduct any business in the less than a minute that occurred between when I last saw you and you almost ran me down!
Which makes me think you were doing the "light blink" trick I wrote about earlier...and actually had no true reason for speeding down that street. And you most definitely had no reason to take off again in that high speed manner, causing pedestrians legally using a crosswalk to flee for their continued existance.
Just remember, Mr. DART officer, just keep smiling!