Last weekend there was a 12 hour mountain bike race here in Prescott. Our friend Steve entered it as a solo rider just to see how well he could do. It turns out he did pretty well... 2nd place. He did 14 laps in those 12 hours 126 miles total. Micki and I were his support crew, meaning we stayed up all night with a few naps here and there. Andy however, opted to go home and sleep in his own bed, but he did come back a 7:30 in the morning to see Steve finish his final lap. Once the race was over, we helped Sticki pack up the pop-up and then it was off to work for Andy and I. As we were coming down Prescott Lakes Parkway, which is a fairly steep hill to come down, there was a person in front of us going 47mph, and then there was a person coming up on our right. We have to make a right turn but the guy in front of us was obviously going too slow for Andy, so he sped up to pass to get back into the right lane and WHAM... there was a "copper" hiding in the trees. He throws his lights on, and Andy says a few choice words and pulls over. The "copper" was nice... he said "you know why I'm pulling you over right?"... and Andy says... "it was probably for speeding!" . He says "yeah... 53 mhp in 35 zone!" He says the "well, what do you think I should do" card. I am looking in the glove box for the registration and insurance and once he asked that question... I chime in and say ... "give him a warning!"... he didn't like that idea.
He asks Andy for his driver's license and the one day Andy doesn't bring his wallet was today. Andy recites off his DL number but, impressed as he was, he just needed his full name. So, Andy got a speeding ticket, and a warning for no drivers license and a license plate frame.
He hasn't been to driving school in the past two years so he opted for it. But here you can take the class on line.. but they don't tell you the little details about the on line class. His ticket was $105 plus $20 for the class and $9 for a processing fee and court costs, final tally $179.00. He then proceeds to take the 4 hour class on line and then another little details pop up... once you have completed the course online, you have to go to a Library and take a final quiz that costs another $7.00. He would have been better off just going to the class it would have been cheaper and less hassle.......and wait for it.............no quiz at the end!
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