Ducati Monster Forum

...now stands at two Trial by Declarations and two court appearances--won/got out of them all.  I hope those hosers enjoyed the $275 loan I gave them, because they're giving me a refund in 6-8 weeks.  Boo-ya. 

My officer didn't show up for the trial today.  In fact, there were about four officers for the entire Dept.  Maybe that's the norm--maybe they're spread really thin right now--who knows.  Most of us in that court got dismissals today. 

Oakland PD? or CHP? I suspect they're both getting ready for the riots.

SF.  That may be the case.  One of the officers heading in said that he was working BART stations all week. 

Congrats, belle.  That's great news!  Was this the 80 in a 50 on the Bay Bridge (thought that was CHP)?  You got out of your "riding in the parking lane" one already, right?  So which one was this?


Yup.  They're prepped for the Mesherle verdict (which won't come today).  SFPD is on twelve hour shifts and you can bet that pretty much none of them are going to court for traffic tickets.  

That case is costing Oakland and SF a shit-ton of $.  

I've got some leftover fireworks... ;D

So when we ridin'?  Now that I'm a free woman I plan on breaking many laws again, perhaps more than one at a time. 

Oh, and get this:  I just discovered as of yesterday that I had Enzo's registration slip with me at the time that I got cited and not mine.  We both have 1994 Ducati Monsters and they're both registered in his name...I guess I just figured that they'd be able to check on that sort of stuff a bit more carefully.  Had I really been on the ball I bet I could have gotten out of the fricken ticket that way too--wrong VIN was on the citation. 

My next ticket will be a trial by declaration and I plan on typing out at least 12 pages of the bible and some of my favorite recipes as part of my defense.  Figure if I act crazy enough that they'll leave me alone--you'd think having to actually deal with me in person as they're writing the ticket would be ample proof of my "issues"...  Oh, and I actually have three TBD's that I've won.  Forgot about another.   

 

hell yea - congrats! my copper didn't show 2 months ago either.

Nice! [thumbsup]

That's an envious record, well done. 

You see! Racial tension has it's pluses!  [drink]

I dunno about that.   [laugh]  I hear that some businesses in Oakland are boarded up, getting ready for the aftermath of the verdict.  It's pretty disgusting.  No bad vibes your way for saying that--I'm just saddened at the situation. 

Hopefully much ado about nothing.. We'll find out in a few minutes.. *fingers crossed*

I'm impressed!  [clap]

Wow...I'm having quite a streak of good luck lately.  Today I finally got my deposit returned from a roofer that didn't fulfill his obligations.  I had gone as far as filing a small claims case against him.  My trial was set for November and I was having trouble getting him served--my refund check came in the mail today! 

I hope I can get as lucky, but what would my defense be for crossing a DY near Tomales Bay? And I have a feeling he would show up just because I ride a Duc and he rides a 'busa.

The best defense is to run from the [leo] and not get caught in the first place ;D

Fixed it for you.

I'm not sure what the conditions were under which you crossed the DY.  You might say that the car in front of you sped up during your pass or that you were concerned about your safety because a car behind you was tail-gating.  I've heard that people look online for plausible excuses that might apply to their situations and then fudge them as necessary.  Of course I wouldn't publicly condone such an action.  I'm just passing along stuff that you may or may not consider doing. 

A famous one is "He pulled over to let me pass, then changed his mind."

That's too lucky! Fek I'm 2 for 2 in Marin. Both cops showed up.
Both times it was a bull shit ticket that I had WON with proof it was a bull shit ticket.

Once I had the cop admitting he didn't know the physics of radar and couldn't prove it was a valid technique at which point the judge shut him up, slammed the gavel and said 'Pay anyway pregnant dog. This is Marin and we likes our money!  [evil] '

Any advice for this dumb schmuck that got a "passing on the shoulder" infraction on the way back from MotoGP races at Laguna Seca a couple weekends ago?  I was thinking of claiming I was lane sharing until someone cut me off and I was just looking for a spot to get back into the regular lane??

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Say that it was an emergency maneuver as a result of just what you said.  Draw a little diagram to go with it.  That'll work.