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Speeding Is A Dead End

Part of being a human being is learning from our mistakes. It is a

natural process that we all experience at various periods of our lives. For

instance, throughout the process of learning how to solve mathematics problems,

the only method is to practice solving the problems. During this process of

solving the problems, it is only natural to make mistakes. By comparison, in

life in general, the only way to learn to become a better person is by

correcting the mistakes that were previously experienced. During the past

eighteen years, I have learned many lessons as a result of primarily making

mistakes. My mother always told me to obey the speed limit because one day I

will unexpectedly have to pay the price. Not only could I kill myself by

speeding, I could kill other innocent people that could have been involved.

Moreover, not only did I not comply with the speed limit, I did not obey my

mother. Unfortunately, I learned my lesson one gloomy day when I got caught for

speeding on a city street by a police officer.

It was the typical setting to be accused for a driving offense. The

clouds were gray, the roads were slick due to a recent rainfall and there was

not many cars on the road encouraging me to drive faster. I had just gone

through a yellow light at a major intersection and when I looked straight ahead,

there was not a car in sight. Due to the fact that the road was "all mine", I

was encouraged to travel twenty-five kilometers over the speed limit.

Admittedly, I almost heard my mother telling me to slow down. After my increase

in velocity, I noticed I was approaching a downhill. Since I was driving

downhill, I was forced to pick up speed and I reached approximately 100 km/h.

When I reached the level road again, I was able to see the road ahead. To my

surprise, I noticed an old, rotten car parked on the shoulder of the road and a

person wearing a hat getting out of it. As I drew nearer, I noticed that it was

a police officer directing me to stop the car and park on the shoulder of the