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What had she been thinking before? Now she could watch the road and listen to her favorite books! No more honking signals; she could watch the lights. The stop sign problem? Eliminated. It was al good.

Then one day, a police car came barreling down the street with full sirens. The girls couldn’t hear the siren because of her full action book on tape, so she didn’t pull over or stop. she remained in the police car’s path. She had not established a habit of paying attention to the road, so she wasn’t used to looking in her mirrors or anything. She looked straight ahead. The police car’s rescue mission turned into a low speed chase.

The girl finally noticed the police car when she happened to glance in the rear view mirror. She saw the lights and naturally assumed it was for her.

By this point, it was. Right before pulling over, she glanced at her speedometer. she hadn’t been speeding! What was the meaning of this? She was ll ready to argue her case when the officer slapped her with an obstructing justice offense. He arrested her, and she spent more time in jail.

Her parents, who disapproved of her current driving choices nonetheless thought she was unjustly treated, and used their lawyer to get her off again.

They thought for sure she would show her gratitude by going back to the way she was raised. They even offered to install a TV in her steering wheel. She thought about it, but declined. She was beginning to see that she couldn’t even listen to books on tape, let alone watch TV behind the wheel.

Then her brother introduced her to the radio. . . (to be continued)