Phew! That was close!
So tonight I was out and thought, "Gee, I have that traffic court date sometime this month, I should look at the paper and see when, so I don't miss it." I set myself a reminder to do so, got home, the reminder reminded me, and I look at the neon pink post-it on the paper I've been ignoring in a prominent place on my desk since January. The date I was supposed to be in court? Today. Motherfucker. So here I am freaking out, wondering what kind of story I can come up with, and thinking how much it sucks that I probably won't be able to worm my way outta this ticket now. So just to see if there's an "omg, I'm so sorry I was a 'tard and didn't show up today, please don't take my license away" option on www.lasuperiorcourt.org, I go there and check.
Well, no, but damn, they've sure made it easy. I didn't even have to show up today after all. I can select a court date (not the arraingment, which was today, but the actual "plea my case" court date), or select from 3 other less appealing options. Unfortunately the only court dates available are in July. When I'll be in school in NC. Sure, I could fly down the morning after Laguna MotoGP just to go to court, pay about the amount of the ticket in airfare, on the off chance the cop doesn't show up and I get off on that technicality. Not likely. So I sucked it up and paid the vile bastards their $410 stupidity tax Because after all, it's the price I pay for being stupid enough to do what I did, it's the most embarrasing ticket I've ever gotten. This one won't be framed and displayed on the wall. Woohoo, another bout of online traffic school! Thank Gore for the internet, eh? I'll never go to live traffic school again, ever since I got popped for speeding on the way to traffic school that one time...
I just hope NC and CA don't have reciprocity. I don't know if I'll be able to behave myself around slow people in a place where lanesplitting is illegal. Especially if I decide to live in Durham, which is such a neat place. But the commute between Durham and Chapel Hill is on a 6-lane divided highway with fucking traffic lights every 1/2 mile or so. It's insane. If they would turn it into a proper freeway, it'd be great. The freeways in that area really move.
Well, no, but damn, they've sure made it easy. I didn't even have to show up today after all. I can select a court date (not the arraingment, which was today, but the actual "plea my case" court date), or select from 3 other less appealing options. Unfortunately the only court dates available are in July. When I'll be in school in NC. Sure, I could fly down the morning after Laguna MotoGP just to go to court, pay about the amount of the ticket in airfare, on the off chance the cop doesn't show up and I get off on that technicality. Not likely. So I sucked it up and paid the vile bastards their $410 stupidity tax Because after all, it's the price I pay for being stupid enough to do what I did, it's the most embarrasing ticket I've ever gotten. This one won't be framed and displayed on the wall. Woohoo, another bout of online traffic school! Thank Gore for the internet, eh? I'll never go to live traffic school again, ever since I got popped for speeding on the way to traffic school that one time...
I just hope NC and CA don't have reciprocity. I don't know if I'll be able to behave myself around slow people in a place where lanesplitting is illegal. Especially if I decide to live in Durham, which is such a neat place. But the commute between Durham and Chapel Hill is on a 6-lane divided highway with fucking traffic lights every 1/2 mile or so. It's insane. If they would turn it into a proper freeway, it'd be great. The freeways in that area really move.