Good Idea to protest my parking ticket?

[MarkSummers]

Coming home from campus yesterday, I park on the street next to mine which I'm not very familiar with. I didn't see it at the time but there was a tall Handicap parking only sign on the side of the street which I couldn't see the top of through my windshield.

My roomate informs me today that I got the ticket and I go to get it from my car and move it. $195 ticket. Oh boy. This is my first ticket ever. Any use in protesting it to get it lowered? I understand this was totally my fault and I'm not denying that but I figure I have nothing to lose in doing this.

Any thoughts?