It's easy to run afoul of the law when
you're driving these days.
There are so many laws to run afoul of,
and it seems that all too often there is
someone there to catch you when you go
wrong, a steely eyed protector
of the public. Good.
You've seen it before on TV,
in rush hour traffic in your
rearview mirror and the outcome is never
in doubt.
The target this time is a driver who let
another car into a busy traffic on this
North Irving Street.
It's the usual confrontation that
happened.
Last point, one
here, one original check
for wants and warrants.
Then the filling out of the paperwork.
The officer is back.
And for that courteous gesture and you're
like driving for the say
the problem and the social
agents want to wish you a merry Christmas
is your Christmas check for ten dollars.
You heard it, right? Not a ticket.
A check for money,
real money.
It's not Candid Camera.
It's not a joke.
It's a pilot program paid for by Irving
Insurance agents.
By tomorrow night, Irving Police will
have handed out one hundred and sixty ten
dollar checks, rewarding courteous
drivers. Irving police say the program
works and they've gotten fan mail to
prove it.
One older lady said, thank you very much.
Are you married? And she grabbed her
to kiss him.
But like people who break the law, the
cops can't catch everybody being good.
I'm driving around Irving for hours
trying to get my ten dollars and all I've
got a chauffeur is an empty gas tank.
Yeah, is your copy of the citation.
I appreciate your courtesy.
I didn't even see the stop sign
Ed Martelle Channel 5 Action News.
Irving, darn it.