Police Escort

I had a police escort on the way home for lunch today.

Only, I didn't ask for one. Maybe they thought I needed one.

As I left the parking lot here at work I noticed a cop car behind me. I always get nervous when I see a cop; I'm a safe, conscientious,law-abiding driver anyway, but I'm even more cautious when I see a cop directly behind me. There are two lanes and no one in the lane to my left. So, I drove down Murray and took a right at Farmington, and the cop took a right. He follows me as I signaled before getting in the left lane. Then I took a left @ 149th st, and he took a left. I convinced myself that he just happens to be going in my direction, and I took a right @ Division and he did the same thing. Then I decided I would go past my street (155 th) and take a right at 160th. So did the cop. Then I took a right and was back on Farmington again, and when he took the same right, I knew he was following me. Then I took a right on 153rd , and he followed. Then I took a right on Division. He followed, and I took a right to 155th, and he followed. I parked my car at my place. The cop car parked beside me. I didn't even look in his direction. I pretended he didn't exist. I got out of the car and went to my house. I used my key to unlock the door, walked in, shut the door and locked it, and looked at the cop through my front door window and watched the cop drive off.

I remember when I was in my teens, I had attended driving school. My instructor, in teaching me how to drive defensively, told me something that still sticks with me today, more so during inclement weather, but anyway, he said; 'when you drive, pretend everyone else on the road is an idiot.'
Was the cop trying to protect me from drivers that might not be as conscientious as I am, from those idiots my driving instructor warned me about?

Maybe I should have said hello, thank you, and maybe waived goodbye?