Pudgy, middle-aged guy with no cash or cleavage gets off with a warning.

[JG] EAST TROY, WI – Defensive driving is not a defense for violating traffic law, but it CAN warrant consideration from a judge.

After a few close calls with idiot drivers, I installed a camera system in my car. This morning, an erratic cable TV service van prompted me to put some distance between myself and the driver.

For which I was pulled over.

Thanks in part to the camera, but more to the information gleaned from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc, these videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/FlexYourRights, and some outstanding material by former officer Barry Cooper (look those up your damn self) I was able to get off with just a warning.

Hat tip to Nick Schweitzer for pointing me toward James Duane’s excellent video presentation. At our next DrinkingRight event, Nick drinks free on me…