DMV hilarity

Who's ready for a great tale of idiocy at the DMV? You know you love it.

So, last week I get pulled over on my Vespa and humiliated for having an out of date registration. I get a ticket and a notice to appear in traffic court. Nightmare.

I call up the DMV today to find out what the deal is. I always return these renewal forms immediately, so I don't understand how I could have not renewed. Perhaps the letter got lost? Perhaps my sticker got stolen?

No no, wait til you hear what happened. Turns out that I OVERPAID in 2006 by $200 bucks on my renewal form. Who knows how that happened. Double paying parking tickets?

The comedy is that they won't send me a registration renewal until I claim the $200 back. And they never told me there was $200 to claim. So now, I have to go to the DMV, and wait in line to get my own damned money back. And then, I can not only pay my ticket for having an out of date registration, but I also have the honor of paying a late fee for not renewing on time. You getting this? I have to pay fees for not claiming my own overpaid money back.

Another shitty day for motorcyclists in SF

Thanks San Francisco! Thanks for making a place where human life is less important than parking spaces. A place where drivers can't be fucked to check their blind spots, use a signal or consider not breaking the law by pulling a U turn over a double lined street to get a parking space.

I expect to die in this manner, or at least lose an arm. If I survive, I look forward to suing the shit out of the individual responsible, as well as the city for pathetic traffic enforcement.

Have fun parking, you shitty drivers. And oh yeah, don't bother using your signal, we're all psychic on the road, didn't you know?

Amusingly, I'd like to point out that this incident (full story below) involved a cop motorcycle. Perhaps that will jog at least one officer (should he be alive after this) to enforce safety on the streets rather than scratching his ass, ticketing petty meter violations, and stealing handicap placards.

SFist: On The Scene: Car vs. Motorbike On Market St.