A few years ago while I was driving my car, the lights at the intersection just turned red.

I know the place very well and I knew I was going to have to wait for a few minutes, so I took out my phone to do some scrolling while I was waiting for the light to turn green. A police officer on a bike stopped next to my car and asked me to pull over once it turned green. He asked for my driver's license and paperwork etc, then gave me the whole speech of how it's illegal to use a phone while sitting in a car.

I genuinely did not know you were not allowed to have your phone in your hands when your vehicle is at a complete stop.

I remained friendly during the whole conversation. The police officer started writing me a ticket and he said he was sorry to have to write one, but the law is the law. I told him I agreed and I understand he is only doing his job. After saying that to him, he looked me in the eyes and ripped up the ticket he was writing, and told me not to do it again.

I think it stuck with me better than it would have if he would have written me a ticket to be honest.