One time, I was driving south on 10th street towards 20th avenue N. A cop was standing in the right lane just in front of the light which had turned red. As I approached, I thought "Oh, the cop is blocking traffic for some reason - I'd better move over", so I moved to the left lane. He looked at me angrily, and so I sort of gave him a "what?" gesture with my hands.
We stared at each other for a couple seconds when the car that was behind me in the right lane pulled over into the strip mall at the corner and the cop went over to him. The light turned green, and as I passed by, I realized two things simultaneously. First, it was a speed trap, as there were several other cars pulled over in the parking lot. And second, I had just driven through a playground zone.
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