One of our Highway Patrolman stopped by my check station today. About half of them do.

I commented on the unusually heavy traffic, and he pointed out that they were also driving unusually slow. Few tickets today (and fewer accidents).

The cyclist I met on the 11^th had commented on the same thing, so I asked the patrolman if traffic has all slowed down since Tuesday.

Nope. In fact, he wrote three tickets for over 100 mph on Tuesday.

One was a man headed east.

With a New York driver's license.

He said his office was on the 110^th floor. But he was in Salt Lake City on business. And couldn't fly back, so he was driving back to New York.

As fast as he could.

Patrolman said the driver's hands were still shaking when he handed him his license back.

Another of the three 100+ tickets was a married couple, also headed east.

Their daughter worked on the 31st floor. They had received a call from her, letting them know she was alright, and that she was heading down the stairs.

Nothing since.

Mind you, this was Tuesday still. She may be okay.

But they also got a $200 ticket.

And a warning not to add to the collateral damage.

The patrolman was still distraught. "What else can you say to them?"

"What else can you say?"