[fingpilot]

My last ticket was almost 10 years ago. Told the funny story here, probably back when I was singpilot.

Recently however, another funny story. Not so funny cuz I mailed off the bail without appearing or fighting the ticket.

Northbound on I-5, between Red Bluff and Williams (Glenn County) behind a guy in a jelly bean car in the fast lane doing 75-ish. If you know this stretch, it's long straight, with lots of shrubbery in the center median. Fairly heavily patrolled by C-185 and vehicle.

Guy in front of me suddenly speeds up, one flash of the right turn signal, and darts into right lane in front of several cars moving with the semi's at 55-ish, and he slams on the binders. I am so captivated by this show that I failed to notice the CHP standing alongside his car in the median, peeing into the bushes. He gets back into his car as I pass, and immediately pulls out behind me and red lights me.

He approaches and says the radar has me at 80+. License, insurance and reg. I asked him if he had me or the guy in front of me that evaded at the last second. He says all he saw was me. I asked if that meant his attention was diverted by his physiological need. He has no sense of humor.

I figured I could have pled not guilty, but would have had to introduce his lack of prowess as evidence. Believe me, I could have had a field day. There were three women in my car. All had pretty good views of his 'lack of evidence'.

Couldn't do it. I didn't even want to go the traffic school route.

First charged ticket in 25 years.