I have never had any traffic or parking violations issued against me. I drive like I have some common sense. Call me a party pooper, snob, or what have you (my comical friends do, they also flaunt their tickets as if they were battle scars) I’m quite proud of my spotless driving record.

This is not to say I have never been pulled over by police. I have, many times. NC-DMV will pull over anyone just to check and make sure everything is in pristine order (tags, inspection, if you’re wearing your seat-belt, etc.)

The most recent "pull over" was because of my new truck – it had a 30 Day issued temporary paper tags. The officer that pulled me over was not NC-DMC, but a local Wilmington cop. He was checking to make sure I was not over the 30 Day limit (and indeed I was not)