Busted!

I'm Bumming! Somebody buy me a beer!

OK, true fact is I was technically in the wrong so there is no weaseling out of this. I did a "slow and go" right turn at a light. In my defense the opposing traffic was in the left turn phase so nobody was coming through the intersection and I was turning into a bus/bike lane not traffic but Officer Friendly decided that I was a threat to society and pulled me over. The good news is that since this is written up as a bicycle I can't get any points against my licence. The bad news is that it will cost me $192 to go to traffic school to get the ticket dropped. My other options are to pay a $280 fine, go to court (and pay a $280 fine), or play warrant roulette. I think I'll go to school! So, where's that beer!

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wow that sucks, no more fudging stop-signs for me!

Me either, I tend to just slow down, look, and peddle thru stop signs and red lights.

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48cc Grubee Starfire Round Head......

ouch. That's a large ticket for such a small offense. Bummer.

But hey, now you've got 2 other people that aren't going to fudge stops any more

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makes me appreciate the small town cops that just smile at me no matter what i do.

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Gee whiz! Finfan, you ARE an outlaw!
The City of Tucson has lost a considerable amount of tax revenue lately; it was on the early local news this morning. It looks like they're gonna tighten the screws on traffic. Luckily they are cutting back on cops on bicycles and SOME of the traffic enforcement. I usually stop at signs, but not always. The ones I run are in residential areas though, where I can can clearly see whats coming up the road.
I'm disappointed to hear about your criminal activity Finfan, I'm not sure if I wanna be seen riding with such a low life like you!
I would fight the ticket, I've never won a single traffic case, but I keep trying. My last moving violation was in the eighties.
BTW: On this AM news, a man attacked a radar/photo enforcement camera with a pickaxe. He got busted red handed by a MC cop. The camera wasn't damaged, only the box it was in was dented.

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I always follow stop signs. That's because I witnessed once a motorcycle rider got hit by taxi when he passed through a stop sign while I was in another car. The rider flew into the air about 5 feet. Ruined his bike. He was not wearing any helmet, but I think he was still able to walk.

Stop signs are there for a reason. It's for our safety, and the safety of other people. Don't be selfish. Safety first. If you want to disregard your own safety, don't involve other people. You're not the only one who's using the road you know. Don't go through stop signs, unless you're looking for some real pain mentally, physically, and financially. It's just not worth it. Even if you have insurance. If you do pass through stop signs, just make sure your memorial plan is fully paid, that is if you have one.

So sorry to hear what happened to you, but it could have been worse... Lessons learned the hard way.

so here's your beer...

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Caution: This hobby is habit forming.

Bummer buddy. But good to see you light hearted about it.

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Yep! That's me alright! "Born to be mild!" or is it "Born too loose"? I can never remember which!

Thanks for the beer Techno!

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"Born to be mild" snork snork, I was singing that at last yrs EC rally. There were drinks, a failed muffler and a slipping gas tank involved. was funny.

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