good cop

Yesterday I was pulled over and the cop told me I was:

A.) Speeding

B.) Following the SUV in front of me too closely

C.) Did not have current tags on car (still driving w/temporary tag I got when I bought the car in July)

D.) Have one brake light out

I explained very, very politely that I usually go too slow and that I didn't realize that I was too close to that other car. I told him that I would have put my new tags on but don't know how to affix them to my car and that I had no idea about the brake light. I asked him if he could recommend a good mechanic to fix it.

He was SO NICE. He did not give me a ticket and took time to show me how to put the tags on, explaining I could even use a butter knife if I don't own a screwdriver. And he wrote down the name of a friend of his who does repairs.