Whatever Comes to Mind

I just got 2 traffic violations in Alabama over the holiday weekend. It seems like there were a thousand cops out over the weekend, but I didn't get caught on the highway or city streets. I was tagged on a country road in Alabama on my way to Lake Martin. I was speeding; I always speed on those roads, they beg to be driven fast on. I realized that I didn't have proof of insurance as the cop was walking up to the car. He asks for this slip of paper, which I didn't have, and proceeds to be more concerned with the fact I don't have the paper than with the speeding. I don't think he even mentioned the speeding ticket until I had to sign for it. While I was searching for my insurance card, which is up-to-date, I found my registration card, which states, "proof of insurance provided". Shouldn't there be a system embedded in the car registration that states the car is insured. Cops have computers in their cars to check a nation-wide list of warrants and stolen cars, driver records, car registration. Why can't they have one more field to check insurance. The other reason some people have insurance is because it's the law (I thought Alabama didn't have that law though). Shouldn't insurance companies or the DMV check periodically or get a warning if a car is not insured. I showed this cop a 9 month old version of my insurance which shows my policy has been active for 20 years.

A little while ago, I stopped carrying a wallet. It cut down on the crap that I carried around day to day. I carry my ID, ATM card, and a credit card. I wish the card system would boil down to one card or embedded chip system, maybe with some biometric ID check. I'm tired of carrying cards and IDs for every little thing. We're in the Digital Age, why can't we act like it.