This story is too long to tell, but leave it to suffice I got a ticket for some policeman not looking as he walked into the street. My ticket reads “FAIL TO USE DUE CARE.” The irony is that I was on a Transportation Alternatives sponsored ride as part of the Bike New Amsterdam bike slam think tank.
I have contested it, and look forward to my court date 6 months from now on Staten Island. They probably think that scheduling people on Staten Island is a quick way to get them to give in and pay the fine, but it is half a mile from CSI. My home turf. I look forward to riding my bike over to see the judge and tell him what really happened.
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Good job! I got a ticket for riding up onto a sidewalk to avoid dismounting between parked cars and traffic and successfully beat it.
Thanks! Isn’t it amazing how police seem to only enforce traffic law *against* bicycles, not in protection of bicycles.
Unfortunately the officer probably won’t even show up and the ticket will be dismissed before you can even state your case, and no difference will be made. But here’s to hoping he does show up!