the days of skipping out of state for tickets are long gone with the computer age. all states run computer checks before issuing new licenses and that includes an ncic check for any warrants. if you do not show for court you will have a bench warrant issued where any cop anywhere will know about once a check gets run on you...which can happen at any time, even a traffic stop. once the warrant becomes known, you'll be immediately arrested and held w/o bail while awaiting extradition (if you're caught out of state). now some states won't bother with extradition for lessor charges and it'll depend mostly on the prosecutor and funds available but while they're deciding what to do with you, you'll be sitting in whatever jail in the county you were arrested in just rotting away...not even knowing when a release date will happen. and issuing bench warrants for no-shows really pisses off judges and they may even add contempt of court charge which can be very costly!

is it worth all that for a stupid driving w/o a license charge? yeah, it'll be a hassle not being able to drive for a year but it sure beats the hell out of not being able to drive for the remainder of your existance on this plane...eh? and i'm sure the judge will allow arraignments to be made so you'll still be able to drive to work/school or any emergencies so it's not all that bad...