Always respect speed limits and drive like there is a cop on your tail, because sometimes they are and you don't know it.

I was driving through a small Mississippi town yesterday in a 35 zone and checked out the vehicle behind me, looked like a regular pickup.

We were in a double yellow and I was surprised to see him move into the other lane and slowly pass me, at which point his light bar came on and I realized he was a cop. He was responding to a wreck I encountered down the road.

So he was probably running my plate, wondering what an old Tennessee boy was doing in his town. I haven't had a traffic ticket in over thirty years and I plan on extending that streak.

btw, here's a shot of the neutral safety switch that blew my road trip out of the water yesterday. It sits behind the clutch and when it gets pushed, it allows the truck to start.