Just a suggestion: Besides preparing for your defense (I like the taking pictures suggestion), try to find some time, take an hour here and there, and go to traffic court and observe. This one thing really helped me on my traffic ticket. I think it gave me a lot of confidence and helped me know how to prepare for court. It’s such a foreign environment, it’s helpful to become more comfortable and to observe the judge’s demeanor and patience level.
I will take a look, I think the traffic court only hears cases on certain days. The one I am going to only gives out dates.