Off to the races
I was merging onto Bryan Boulevard heading toward downtown Greensboro this morning when I noticed something odd: All traffic was in my rear-view mirror, as if some invisible barrier was keeping cars from speeding. Then I realized why. It was still dark outside, but I saw a glimmer of a police car's roof-mounted lights leading the pack.
It reminded me of being at Martinsville in October, watching the pace car lead impatient NASCAR hotshots around the track after a caution flag. You could see them chomping at the bit, eager to get the race on. This morning, that police car was acting like some sort of pace car, holding impatient motorists at bay.
A pace car leads an impatient pack at October's Martinsville race.
So that continued for a few miles until the police car exited onto Holden Road. Then bam, off to the races. Next thing you know this SUV flies by me in the left lane, swerves into the right lane (no turn signal), as he continues picking up speed. Then a few minutes later a car runs a red light as it exits onto Bryan Boulevard.
Everything is back to normal, I thought.