lucaskacher
Junior Member
CALIFORNIA
I am a college student living in a small college town (1 mi x 1 mi) called Isla Vista next to UCSB. Biking is the most frequent way to get around places in IV and to school. One day on my way home from class 4 sherrifs were parked at a central location citing every bicycle that passed through a stop sign without stopping.
I was furious, here a law that no one even knew existed, OR has followed in the years that Isla Vista has been a college community. They flagged down over 50 people as i was waiting for my ticket, like a boy in queue for a ride only this ride was going to be to the santa barbara superior court.
I'm furious it was merely an act of quote fill the city will have made over $2000 in the bail forfiture.
My questions are this:
Will this result in a point on my driving records.
What ground do i have to argue this ticket.
I feel that since no standardized test is necessary for the operation and movement of a bicycle such laws are arbitrary.
Also i asked the officer if that meant that bicycles were supposed to follow all of the rules of cars, and he said yes. So i questioned his reasoning for not giving me a ticket for failure to signal, and he responded that it was not necessary to signal if no one was around. i called bull**** on him.
Whatever
any help would be great.
i have a month to appear and the ticket is $161.
Thanks.
I am a college student living in a small college town (1 mi x 1 mi) called Isla Vista next to UCSB. Biking is the most frequent way to get around places in IV and to school. One day on my way home from class 4 sherrifs were parked at a central location citing every bicycle that passed through a stop sign without stopping.
I was furious, here a law that no one even knew existed, OR has followed in the years that Isla Vista has been a college community. They flagged down over 50 people as i was waiting for my ticket, like a boy in queue for a ride only this ride was going to be to the santa barbara superior court.
I'm furious it was merely an act of quote fill the city will have made over $2000 in the bail forfiture.
My questions are this:
Will this result in a point on my driving records.
What ground do i have to argue this ticket.
I feel that since no standardized test is necessary for the operation and movement of a bicycle such laws are arbitrary.
Also i asked the officer if that meant that bicycles were supposed to follow all of the rules of cars, and he said yes. So i questioned his reasoning for not giving me a ticket for failure to signal, and he responded that it was not necessary to signal if no one was around. i called bull**** on him.
Whatever
any help would be great.
i have a month to appear and the ticket is $161.
Thanks.