
Quoting
Roadie2
The notice I received in the mail indicates that I am NOT eligible for traffic school. Go figure... I know I wasn't in a car but cyclists are still required to abide by the traffic laws... so what gives?
What gives is that traffic violations that you commit while riding a bicycle are NOT reported to the DMV and will not appear on your abstract. So to pay for and attend traffic school to avoid a citation appearing on your record will be pointless since it will not be reported as part of your "driving record".
This is pursuant to CVC 1803:
CVC 1803.
(a) (1) The clerk of a court in which a person was convicted of a violation of this code, .....shall prepare within 5 days after conviction and immediately forward to the department at its office at Sacramento an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which the person was so convicted. If sentencing is not pronounced in conjunction with the conviction, the abstract shall be forwarded to the department within 5 days after sentencing and the abstract shall be certified by the person so required to prepare it to be true and correct.
(b) The following violations are not required to be reported under subdivision (a):
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(6) Violations for which a person was cited as a pedestrian or while operating a bicycle or a motorized scooter.
This information is provided herewith courtesy of "sniper".