Damn I got mine real early, in my years, I was maybe 11-12 y/o, I was using my Go-Cart for delivering my newspapers, on my route in Concord, Ca., Canterbury Village subdivision, near Clayton Rd. & Treat Blvd area, I lived in Cobblestone Ct., my route was, the immediate area so I use to use my Go-Cart or Mini-Bike, I was an entrepreneur, I needed money for a new bike, my parents didn't spoil me, around 1970-71, I had a Concord "city cop", pull me over over on his loud speaker, it was like 6:15 am on like a Wed. Morning, "Pull over to the Curb Punk", He wrote me up for a bunch of stupid stuff, I had to push the Go-Cart back home & continue the route on foot, I went to Traffic Court, that Friday, with Mom in tow of course, had to miss part of school, Mom made me wear my Sunday Church Suit {me kicking & screaming the whole way I'm sure}, so I looked presentable & my best, the Judge made me write a 200 word essay, on why I shouldn't be using my Go-Cart to deliver newspapers, I also wrote a 500 word essay, on why don't they have a place for young kids to ride a Go-Cart or Mini-Bike, also the lack of bike lanes in the City of Concord {with help from my 12-13 y/o older 6th-7th grade sister Candy}, they had us come back in a week, I had to miss part of school again, this time with my 5th-6th grade class & teacher in tow, FIELD TRIP, Along with my Mom & Step dad, they weren't going to miss this... My teacher Ms. Kimberly Deslip {what a doll, she was like 22 y/o, I had a puppy crush on her} felt it would be a great way to teach kids, about the justice system, the sitting Judge took notes even, while I spoke & recommended me to the City Council, who latter on, adopted my sisters & my ideas, on bike lanes in the city {Concord wasn't much of a city back then}, all charges were dropped & me my sister & all my 5th-6th grade class mates learned something about the Court System... I had some 51 tickets of some sort or other from that young age to 30 y/o, I've only had 2 since, I'm now 53 & they were stupid ****, coasting down a steep hill, here in Sonora area, saving gas going 74 in a 55 zone {74mph according to the Sheriff}, not wanting to ride my brakes, there was a County Sheriff sitting/hiding in the median, he did the typical "Starky & Hutch move" in the middle of the road, cut some other poor bastard off, then chased me down at in excess of 100+mph or more, like I was a total criminal...LOL... I went to court, got out of it, when I explained to the Judge the Sheriff was doing "far more wrong than anything I had been doing", the other was too loud of pipes, signed off by my neighbor, a CHP officer, he said the guy doesn't like Muscle Cars.... Just a little ditty I thought I would share...LOL...
