Originally Posted by doublethink
thats ****ing crazy. i got the exact same charge (well actually it was failure to keep left), and the cop did show up (with a detailed discription of what happened nonetheless), and the judge found me guilty. It was 40 bucks, so it was not that big of a deal and i was thinking of appealing it, but i got in a bike accident on the way back home, so i got other **** to worry about now.
wow. sounds like the judge in your case was both very unprofessional, and a prick. I advise people to quote laws when they go in (of course trying to avoid sounding like a know-it-all). the failure to keep right thing is completely bogus. its a way for the cops to steal one day of your life.