It turns out that going 50km/h to pass a vehicle going 20km/h
in an 80 km/h zone is reckless driving. I know this because the other day I was
the driver going 50km. I was in a zone where there was a dotted line and so I
figured since the person in front of me is going sooo slow I will pass them, it's
all clear on the other side, and once I pass I can get to my translator and not
be late for the first time. So I speed up to pass in what I thought was a
passing zone and not a minute later I was pulled over. The female officer asked
me if I knew my offense and I said no. She said then in an angry tone, "You don't
know what you did wrong?" again I said no. So she proceeded to tell me that I passed illegally in a "no passing"
zone and THAT was reckless driving, punishable by a night in jail, a 2000 rand
($200) and a court date.

      She told me I was being arrested and I needed to go to jail
with her. I told her "I can't go to jail today because I am going right now to
teach children about the Bible" Well she didn't really like that and said I
should call and tell the somebody that I wasn't coming because I was going to
court and then sleeping at jail until I paid R2000. I replied, "I can't pay
that and I can't go to jail." She didn't like that and so I said can I give you
R60 and get a ticket because I was REALLY sorry and I just didn't have time for
jail today. She said she didn't have a receipt book and so she couldn't give me a ticket. I said I can still give you the money and I don't need a
receipt.

     Then she was really upset again and asked if I was trying to
bribe her, I told her no, but that I needed to get going because my translator
was waiting for me to pick her up so we could go and teach the children. So
then, me in my brilliance said, I have a piece of paper, you can just write me
out a receipt and then I can go. She said it was no good. Then she asked me who
was going to court that day if I wasn't going to go, and I told her I didn't
know but it couldn't be me. She didn't want the paper and finally said, don't
drive recklessly and walked away. I called out thank you and drove off. I ended
being late once again in picking up my translator. I tried to explain what
happened, why I was late, but she just said I always had excuses.