[1speedbike]

You can't really fight it, I don't think. It will go to collections and go straight onto your credit record. Regular cops in NYC will tell you they won't bother with most traffic/parking violations, but the traffic/parking guys are complete assholes.

A friend has a disabled permit for her car. She has MS and cannot walk very far. In NYC if you have disabled plates / permits, you get free parking at the metered spots. A regular cop wouldn't even think twice about not giving out tickets for this. The traffic cops do it all the time. Most times, the "offender" doesn't think it's worth it to try and fight the hundred dollar ticket and just ends up paying. She got a ticket. She had to FIGHT to get the ticket to go away. Shameful.