Busted!

For the first time in my life I got pulled over on my bike. It was three of us running a red light this morning in Cambridge (Hampshire / Windsor btw). To be clear: there were absolutely no cars in the street we were crossing. No suicidal attempts or speeding blindly into a busy crossing. Just a totally empty street and a cop hiding between parked cars on the other side.

At least it was a cop on a bike, so we were all somewhat equal. The first cyclist tried to fight it, claiming the light was green. “Here is a $20 fine that you can fight”, said the cop, who apparently was not in arguing mood at all that morning. I and the cute blond girl switched to “Yes Sir, sorry Sir” mode and got away with a warning. Or maybe it was just the cute blond girl effect.

Cambridge bike ticket

My favorite: “Car Alarm Over 10 Minutes” for $300 – nervous car security systems can be expensive in The People’s Republic of Cambridge!

  • http://xm.my/ Alex

    I find the difference between C1 and C2 interesting. Particularly since the “price tag” doesn't differ whether you do construction work on Sunday or during the week.

  • spanaut

    Another one is the snow issue. Luckily Cambridge's urban area is not very dense, otherwise you would run into snow shoveling problems – shovel snow onto the street: $25; don't shovel and leave snow on sidewalk: $25.
    What do we learn: you need a small front yard in Cambridge to avoid snow shovel tickets during winter…
    Do we see the handwriting of real estate lobbyists on that ticket?

  • http://www.rochesterspyshop.com/ Rochester Spy Shop

    Funny how the car alarm thing is 200 bucks more than CONSTRUCTION without a permit. That's kind of crazy.

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