By Bill Connell, Somerset.
This spring I was on the New Jersey Turnpike in a snow squall and got a flat tire on my driver’s side. I got out of my car to assess the situation. It was terrifying. I could feel the kinetic energy of the cars as they passed. I had the choice of potentially damaging my car to get to a safe place and that’s what I did.
Ever since then I have been more mindful that police officers do this every day, all across the county. I don’t know how you put that fear out of your mind. Not to mention the 20-foot walk from the patrol car to the person they are pulling over. They have no idea if they are going to get a polite person or some jack wagon who is going to make their day hard. The worst thing that can happen to me is I get a paper cut, or a local official or maybe John Felix uses my words against me.
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