-->





Ridazz Roulette!




Recent gallery...

Something Else The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time #84 - All City Toy Ride V Fry-Day NIGHT #33 - Swarm the Pier Hot Box Parties Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Taco Tuesdays data center Handicapped Canines #27 - Safety Ride The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial


The Days of Our Ridazz.


NOTE: All timestamps are in the future because WE are in the future. The care takers of Midnight Ridazz.com reserves the right to remove, edit, move or delete anything for any reason. None of the opinions expressed on these boards represent the Midnight Ridazz nor can anyone purport to speak on behalf of Midnight Ridazz.



Topic Box:
 
   3751 - 4000 of 19042 Topics

first time rider ...   36
Passing-on-right bil...   26
Folding Bike goes Co...   3
HUEVO WEDNESDAYS   0
SFVCM?   68
leopard print bike   17
Skyscraper Ride   57
MR WIKI: Traffic Inc...   18
Rally to Restore San...   13
WNDSRS   564
LA Bike Plan Meeting...   5
WTF Ride!!   0
Media Coverage   67
Help with a Hit and ...   6
PLEASE HELP   6
Oktoberfest   0
Misfixed jared leto ...   18
4 haters   43
Misfixed jared leto   81
FMLY RIDE   8
$150 fixie frame   10
Oatmeal cookies   7
The F Ride   7
Attn:MoMS,Final prod...   12
That F Ride?   28
LED Backpack   1
Elite Track Nats Sep...   12
THE F RIDE   98
Thee "F" Ride   96
Thee "F" RIDE   4
Thieving crew in San...   0
The "F" one year ann...   1
Cut off....   3
Cyclist visibility a...   13
show me your papers ...   5
Bike thieves are ste...   0
Dodgeball Ride   16
Agressive Drivers   31
alter ego, wtf!!??   56
VERSION TWO   7
Bike bowling? Seriou...   23
cool "foldie" bike   7
ATTN: Barchopz   14
Polo Jerseys for MoM...   1
WE WANT YOU!   15
SEXY BARCHOPZ DANCE ...   18
DON'T STOP BARCHOPZ   28
Barchopz this Wednes...   102
First barchopz   11
T.G.I.B.   2
Westside ride tonigh...   50
CLEAN THE INSIDE OF ...   10
Clean and lube your ...   29
WTF!LOL! > JESUS CHR...   9
critical citizism   87
STOLEN   13
Jared Leto Escort   274
Missing LOUISAVE   19
Tour De Fat   21
Winter BARCHOPZ!   23
barchopz   9
Barchopz Ride   10
BARCHOPZ   26
Pic's from Super Sex...   4
Barchopz and Obama.....   6
BARCHOPZ VIDEO - Wha...   23
West-Sieeed! to BARC...   5
Bike Man, I love thi...   4
LOL! Ride Tonight   13
Thee"F" RIDE one yea...   0
Aktive_420 ROTW   56
9/11 Where were you?   36
ROTW AIDS66   29
Glow Ride   21
San diego Rides   3
DINGO'S 3RD ANNIVERS...   45
Playboy bunny Birthd...   4
Crime around your co...   12
LCDSOUNDSYSTEM   5
whats the worst/dang...   41
LACM spoke card and ...   48
Still We Ride...   19
Police Brutality Aft...   53
RIP Jure Robič   4
LIVE from INTERBIKE ...   15
STOLEN BLACK NISHIKI   6
SB POLO Exhibition   13
STOLEN WHITE LANGSTE...   17
Cyclist gets hit the...   8
KittyPack Sunday Rid...   7
I never knew...   10
AIR QUALITY   3
craft craft craft cl...   225
bart wants a 10speed   1
W.O.R.K.   2
D.A.N.C.E. MOB   11
Glow ride   1
DMSR!!! Pasadena peo...   0
glow ride anyone 818...   0
FREE Music Event   1
Critical Mass Video   6
ATTN SGT KRUMER   72
more ride ideas   126
SMCM   7
Art Walk to go on hi...   7
Corking and CVC 218...   32
Traffic Alert! LACM ...   9
818 To LACM RIDE?   8
What the fuck!?   4
LACM & LAPD   123
LACM in the NEWS   11
Highland Park asshol...   54
tall bike help!!!   7
Santa Barbara Ridazz   2
MPK 2 CM   0
want to buy cycling ...   1
562 To LACM RIDE?   25
MR selling out.   81
Beach Front Ride Thr...   19
Pope Barnyard Suckjo...   9
ROTW: richtotheie   15
we need this in LA   7
RIDAZZ CAMP / BURNIN...   70
Jerry Brown   15
NOT CORKING   5
LOL! versus WTF!   36
CrankMass Cops at   197
OCT 2nd LA to SD   6
LA to SD aug 2nd   2
Alleycat Benefit in ...   3
Helmet for dread hea...   23
How many bikes do yo...   46
Polo Mallet   2
Amazing Cable Cam! (...   4
What?   3
C.R.A.N.K.MOB   70
People For Bikes   2
T.H.A.N.K.S. MOB   22
WTF! SPOKE CARDS FOR...   2
PUBIC SERVICE ANNOUN...   45
WANTED; FRAME   13
att: imachynna   2
* THE RIDE WITH NO N...   383
20 IS PLENTY   10
OFA Phone Bank ride   0
Sound bike question   6
dream act   2
For shits and giggle...   4
Cost to drive again?   30
Critical Mass: Lets ...   95
**CRANKMAS III**   127
CRANKMAS Missed Conn...   13
No Taco Tuesday toni...   7
For rent   14
ARCADE FIRE   11
INTERBIKE   10
Metro message re: gr...   100
bike messenger   16
Ride Leaders   42
who are you?   8
picking a "pursuit" ...   14
European Tour   2
crankmas   38
attn: GODMODE   7
what's the route?   3
B E E R F E S T: Fra...   0
Park[ing] Day LA 201...   5
Bike Fixing   11
4Loko's   1
Stolen Bike in Woodl...   0
Future Bike??   3
IS EVERYONE EGGXITED...   5
Rollin W/ Da Homies   1
cash for cops   12
Any1 know what happe...   3
Area 51 Ride Suggest...   14
Cops at Critical Mas...   4
CRANKMASS   7
No good rides tonigh...   14
PSA   1
My vest.   9
CicLAvia - 7 miles, ...   8
cicLAvia--9.12.10   4
CicLAvia volunteer o...   2
Attn barlame   28
Bear Cavalry..??   10
Tea Tantrum   43
Valley girls just   2
Rida needs yo help   15
Valley Girls just wa...   202
menomena at el rey t...   2
Stolen Cannondale   8
Oh Shit Coma Doing I...   0
Anson's Hit and Run ...   55
#howtopisswhitepeopl...   5
SoCal Article Bikes ...   8
Dan B   24
CubCamp 2010   94
Midnight Ridazz : RE...   101
Casting for bike mes...   52
BFF LA 2010   10
6th & Parkview - Sat...   0
Thanks, What A Party...   40
RHODE BLOCKE IS GAY   20
Hit and Run lic: 3MO...   31
Prop 8 Protest ride   228
RRR : Colima/Fairwa...   27
MY BAD TACO TUESDAY!...   3
BE-DAZZLER?   11
Women in motion   7
CycloCross Event   1
CYCLING SURVEY FOR M...   1
borrow a bike   11
WARNING BIKE JACKERS...   122
Yo Roadblock!!!   14
OLD TROLL   14
I fought the law and...   39
almost hit this morn...   9
Ambivalent Thread   43
HIT AND RUN - GET WE...   24
Hit And Runs   11
15 yr old boy killed...   20
rida down: gav   49
Bicyclists > Average   1
**Official introduct...   10
ROSEMEAD HIT AND RUN   18
The Hit and Run Awar...   62
Another Hit and Run   96
Hit and Run Sideswip...   58
KPCC Hit and Run Sto...   13
Hit and Run - No Cha...   4
Westside hit and run   4
Hit and Run   5
6GYC11 Hit and Run   226
Hit and Run in Covin...   4
Rider killed in Hit ...   9
tall bike help!!!   1
tall bike help!!!   0
tall bike help!!!   0
tall bike help!!!   0
tall bike help!!!   0
tall bike help!!!   0
the more of us the b...   0
Unigeezer Bike Date!   0
Tall bike sacrilege!   13
Path Less Pedaled   0
Benni Benassi Bike T...   9
CHEAP ROLL RANSOM   9
free TV show tickets   6
Effin' Dickheadz   1



Thread Box:
should i fight bike ticket?
Thread started by machinedrum at 02.21.11 - 2:56 am


hey I got a ticket tonight at 7:35 p on stewart st and olympic in santa monica.
its a quiet little dead part of olympic right before you get to west la on bundy and olympic.
I got a ticket for riding my bike on the sidewalk and the cops were dikks.
they harassed me and one of them grabbed me and acted like he was going to kick my ass.
anyway my question is:
should i fight this ticket? there is no bike lane, and there are no signs that say no bikes on sidewalk.
and also i dont know if i can pay the bail=$250.00, is there another way i can fight it without paying the bail?
what happends if i dont pay the bail?
what if i cant afford to pay the bail? im somewhat broke right now.
all i can say is santa monica cops are the biggest douche bags and your better off being nice to them or they will fukk you over.

reply


Look at the law you were cited for. Were you breaking the law?
Probably something like no riding on the sidewalk in a business zone.

If you did not break the law, fight it.
If you broke the law, stop whining, or fight to change the law.



revolution
02.21.11 - 7:05 am

reply


I was just riding in Santa Monica yesterday and there were signs on every block prohibiting bikes on sidewalks. I think it would be tough to fight the ticket but it wouldn't hurt to try…$250 is a lot of money!!



AirCooled
02.21.11 - 7:44 am

reply


i dont think you can get the fine dropped but you might be able to get it reduced or at least set up a payment plan.

awhile back i got a redlight ticket (totally my fault) but i knew i wasnt able to pay the whole amount at once (i was a broke ass student). i saw the judge and told him "honestly, hey, i can't pay this, i have school stuff, bills, etc. this is too much for me, can i do payments or get this reduced?" and he dropped it to 150.

i think its worth a try.

if ur doing the best u can, theyre not gonna penalize you more for it. and the judge may see that its a retarded ticket anyway.

just play dumb, "but sir, i had no idea i couldnt ride on the sidewalk. it's not like i have to go to driver's ed for bikes."



KiMS1
02.21.11 - 8:08 am

reply


this from Gary K of Gary Rides Bikes (sorry forget his ridazz handle) via bikinginla:

While yes, a cyclist riding on the sidewalk in Santa Monica is in the wrong—outside Santa Monica the rules are more fuzzy, which adds much confusion—



champagne
02.21.11 - 11:29 am

reply


I fight all my tickets! Regardless if I'm guilty or not! And the outcome is always better than laying down and taking it...



Debut213
02.21.11 - 11:37 am

reply


There are many threads here on M.R. detailing how to fight a ticket...

AT THE VERY LEAST:
log into www.lasuperiorcourt.org in about a week or 2 (give the system time to input it) and get the 2 month extension. then about 2 weeks before the due date, request to contest it via a written declaration. It's all very simple. include pictures of the street you were cited on and tell your side of the story....this whole process so far will push it along 4 months or so...if you lose the written declaration, you can still see a judge. Then you hope the officer doesn't show up for the court date...and a bike riding on the sidewalk citation is probably one he's not gonna lose sleep over if he decides not to show up.

drunk driving yes....bike on sidewalk probably not.

put this stuff on a calendar...don't miss any due dates...if you are found guilty, like they said above....plead poverty and it'll probably get reduced or maybe even community service...



barleye
02.21.11 - 11:53 am

reply


HI Machinedrum,

I can not comment on Santa Mionica but in general in works like this:

1. Regardless of whether you fight the ticket or not you have to pay the bail ahead of time. If you win it will be reimbursed.

2. If you do not take care of the ticket there could be a warrant issued for your arrest.

3. You can try and fight the ticket and may take this apporach if you happen to live in the City of Los Angeles...."Sir, the City of Los Angeles allows a persosn to ride on the sidewalk, because I do not live in Santa Monica I was not aware that the rules are different and there were no signs advising me that I was not allowed to do likewise in SM."

Godd luck.

David




Sgt. David Krumer
02.21.11 - 11:54 am

reply


Thank you.
I do not live in santa monica. so this helps. But what i forgot to mention is the way the officers handled the situation. When i came onto the sidewalk they pulled up on the side of me and said hey how are you? then they proceded to ask me where i was going what i was doing where i was coming from. Nothing about me riding my bike on the sidewalk. I got angry and said ok is there something you guys want? and they both got out of the car. one of the officers grabbed me and put me in handcuffs while threatning me and talking down to me. I have respect for anyone that treats me with respect but when cops pull you over with any reason but to harass you and then later say "oh you were riding your bike on the sidewalk" it makes they come off as cops that are on a power trip with nothing better to do but harass a young guy at night. I appreciate your info. Im going to fight it. Also three other guys were riding there bikes on the sidewalk as they were giving me a ticket and they let them go with a warning.



machinedrum
responding to a comment by Sgt. David Krumer
02.21.11 - 6:29 pm

reply

Reply


Who's been here recently...




Upcoming Ridezz...

[ View all Rides ]