Gratitude #14 : UHP

It was bound to happen sooner or later. After all, I have covered nearly half a million miles in 8 years and have spent nearly 3 hours each day on the road. Unfortunately it did. After a rather long and mostly horrible day at the office I was driving on the freeway near Lehi. I looked in my review mirror and saw what appeared to be some not too attractive red and blue flashing lights. Without even looking down to check my speed, I knew who he was coming to get. I immediately pulled my car over onto the right shoulder.



He was absolutely profession. Asked for my license, registration and proof of insurance. After he was at his car for a few moments he came back to my car and asked me if I was "carrying" today. I informed him that I was not. Eventually, he sent me on my way and as I looked back over my experience, I wasn't upset at being pulled over. He has a job to do and that job is to protect the motorists. If some one's speeding endangered the lives of others, then his job was to enforce the laws.

I have been driving for nearly 25 years and in that time, I have had a chance to meet a few of the fine men on the highway. I think the UHP is an upstanding group of people and they really do work hard at their job, I respect them for that. Not always do they have to enforce the laws, but they are there to help at other times as well. One day while driving, the right rear tire on my blazer blew out, it was so loud and scared me so badly, and was in the luge portion of Utah County. Because there was no shoulder, I had to pull over and call the UHP for help. The officer got there and helped divert traffic out around me while I changed my tire. It took less than ten minutes but seemed like an eternity.

For their service on the roads and for working hard in a job that most people don't like or respect, today I am grateful for the UHP as well as all Law Enforcement. (You included little brother!)