Originally Posted by Jermsy
no, it is equivalent to having a broken light on your car. If you get it fixed the next day or so, they will throw out the ticket. buying a light = fixing it.
That's because a broken headlight is something that could have happened just moments before the ticket. The goal of the ticket (or warning) in that case isn't to punish you for getting your headlight broken (an occurence which is usually beyond your control); it is to make sure you to fix it right away.
Leaving your bike light at home is different because you are choosing to breaking the law.
Regardless, I agree that there are probably better things the NYPD could be doing with their manpower.
