Bonnie, I wish I was carpooling with you that day, because I would have mooned that SUV biotch as well and all her little hellions. I'd probably get a ticket for indecent exposure.

I've been driving for more than 10 years and finally joined the club a couple weeks ago. www.ticketassassin.com has great advice/info to fight the man. One thing I never knew (spending more time and energy fighting my ticket than what the actual fine is worth - $110), was that you can submit a form to request the officer's notes prior to your case so you can see what he/she is using against you. It's called "Disclosure". Nolo-Press has a complete book on How To Fight Your Ticket. They have the sample forms. I'm waiting to hear back from the court regarding my trial via written declaration (the better way to go apparently versus gambling the CHP won't show up in court). If I lose, then I can invoke Trial de Novo and get a retrial all because I don't want to go to traffic school and be on probation for 18 months...18 months of going the speed limit...that's like jail in itself. Your description of traffic school sounds great, but there was no mention of playing "Heads-up, 7-up", so I need to avoid it at all costs.