DUI and a Heartattack...

So tonight I hung out with a friend after volleyball at a diner close to home called "Corky's". We had some soda, and a pretty disgusting cinnamon roll. On the way home, I was pulled over by a cop. I was really surprised and almost had a heart attack. I could not remember where to pull over. I have only been pulled over by a cop one other time, and that was up in Idaho. I am a very cautious driver, and thought I did something wrong. So i turned into an apartment complex parking lot instead of pulling over to the side of the road, which turned out to be my first mistake. When I finally stopped, the cop said over his speaker for me to stop my car. I was seriously freaking out...I just didn't know where I was supposed to pull over at. The red curb in the street threw me off. So I parked my car, and turned on my light so I could pull out my lisence and registration. Apparently I shouldn't have done that either. He was shining his brights on me, so I turned off my ligtht, and was looking for it in the dark. When he came up to my window I told him that I was sorry but I hadn't been pulled over in a very long time, and wasn't sure where to go. He was kind and explained to me that in the DMV days, I am to just pull off to the side of the road. It turns out that he was on duty of doing DUI checks. He asked me where I was, and I explained to him that I was having a soda with a friend over at Corky's Diner, and was just heading home. He then asked me if I had any alcohol, did the follow my finger test, and asked if I ever had any traffic problems. I answered them all honestly, and did what he asked, and was very polite. I asked him if I did something wrong, and he told me I was driving fine, and it was just that my lisence plate light had gone out. He told me where the light was located and how to replace it.
Out of the two times that I've been pulled over, I've learned that as long as you do what they ask of you, are honest, and explain in a kind way why you did a certain thing, then they will be reasonable, and let you off with a warning.
I feel very blessed tonight that I was driving safe, and I wasn't given a ticket. I don't know if I could have ever afforded a ticket right now.