"Normally on Thanksgiving Day we don't have a problem," Bullock said, "buttomorrow we'regonna have a lot of traffic. Everybody wants to catch the deals and thesales and everything else."
Bullock's beat Thursday morning: Interstate 40.Traffic is heavy, but his black and silver cruiser has an impact.
"I want the car to be a factor," he said. And I certainly hope and pray thatmymere presence alone will be enough to slow people down and get them todrive sensibly."
Bullock wants people in these cars to wear their seat belts. He wantschildrenproperly seated and belted. Andif a driver breaks the law he'll give them a ticket, Thanksgiving or not.That's his job.Traffic appears to move smoothly but that will change.
"They're gonna rush. They're gonna want to get home," Bullock said. "Theyneed to expectthat they're gonna run into delays."
As most of us gather at home with our families, troopers work alone onthis holiday.
"My family understands that. And it's just part of the job," he adds.
Part of the job every holiday.This view out your back window can be jolting; it can remind you to slowdown.Because trooper Bullock and his fellow troopers are out there, you mayget where you're going in one piece.
"If people would just take their time and watch their following distanceand their speed and not make those evasive lane maneuvers, be in sucha hurry to get some place," Bullock said, "I think they'd arrive theresafely."
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