Dénouement in District Court
Mar. 22nd, 2005 12:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
triadruidSo yesterday I finally resolved the tickets related to my accident in January. About $140 for both tickets and I got to walk out of there done with the whole deal, rather than try to argue my case in April or July about a snowstorm that caused my accident in January...that seemed like a losing proposition for sure.
Now, I'd had some angst about being charged in court because I chose not to leave an accident scene in which I faced all the penalties & damage, and about trying to reduce a "Driving Too Fast For Conditions" down to a non-moving "Illegal Parking" ticket (?!?) to avoid my insurance getting hiked. I got over that, especially when I found out that the parking ticket would actually cost *more* in fines. Hmmm, something's screwy here (i.e. they want your money to go into their coffers, rather than your insurance company's) ...so rather than mess with it any longer, I paid the ticket, got my registration ticket reduced, and left with a clear conscience. And I didn't even have to put the three-piece on again...
I was smart this time and actually took a long enough book (LOTR), which of course meant that court was much shorter and speedier. The security guard at the door was the only one who commented. "Geez, you're actually going to read that?" "Yep, again."
Now, I'd had some angst about being charged in court because I chose not to leave an accident scene in which I faced all the penalties & damage, and about trying to reduce a "Driving Too Fast For Conditions" down to a non-moving "Illegal Parking" ticket (?!?) to avoid my insurance getting hiked. I got over that, especially when I found out that the parking ticket would actually cost *more* in fines. Hmmm, something's screwy here (i.e. they want your money to go into their coffers, rather than your insurance company's) ...so rather than mess with it any longer, I paid the ticket, got my registration ticket reduced, and left with a clear conscience. And I didn't even have to put the three-piece on again...
I was smart this time and actually took a long enough book (LOTR), which of course meant that court was much shorter and speedier. The security guard at the door was the only one who commented. "Geez, you're actually going to read that?" "Yep, again."
