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NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts) Sun Oct 19, 2014, 03:23 AM Oct 2014

Speed Cameras Not Bringing In Enough Cash For Chicago [View all]

Chicagoans are costing the city tens of millions of dollars -– through good behavior.

You heard that right: Good behavior is bad for the budget. Real bad, reports CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine.

Remember the old P.T. Barnum line about no one ever going broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American people? Well, Mayor Rahm Emanuel underestimated the intelligence of Chicago drivers, and the city paid for it big time.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/10/16/speed-cameras-netting-city-50-million-less-than-expected-emanuel-administration/

Fifty million dollars less than expected. Gee sorry, Mr. Mayor.

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Speed Cameras Not Bringing In Enough Cash For Chicago [View all] NaturalHigh Oct 2014 OP

good for you, chicago. redruddyred Oct 2014 #1

They sound very successful to me. They've stopped people from breaking the law. corkhead Oct 2014 #2

You thought wrong about the purpose of the cameras. Mariana Oct 2014 #9

I think Chicago was one of those cities... NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #35

Well then you thought wrong. GGJohn Oct 2014 #16

Sounds like they may be working, then. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #3

We should probably install law enforcement cameras everywhere, then. Doremus Oct 2014 #7

Security cameras do good here in the UK - less crime, and no less liberty. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #8

There's a flip side to that coin, but suffice to say that security cameras are not Doremus Oct 2014 #13

Don't half the speed cameras in Britain get burned out or spray-painted over? hunter Oct 2014 #29

The short answer is "no". Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #31

Yep, speeding cameras are great. I'm not sure why some people feel entitled to break the law. N/T Chathamization Oct 2014 #11

Just put electronic governors on cars to make speeding impossible then. TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #14

Who's objective, the neighborhoods asking for cameras who won't see a cent of the revenue? If Chathamization Oct 2014 #22

GPS/CRUISECONTROL/SPEED LIMIT... mitch96 Oct 2014 #33

And you are heavily invested in which traffic camera company again? nt Doremus Oct 2014 #15

Yet a lot of cities and towns are either outlawing them or removing them GGJohn Oct 2014 #18

If you're speeding, you get a ticket. What's the scam here? That you get caught for breaking Chathamization Oct 2014 #21

A lot of people have successfully challenged those camera tickets GGJohn Oct 2014 #23

Not speeding is a matter of safety. Some places might be opposed to them; there are people opposed Chathamization Oct 2014 #25

You sure about that? GGJohn Oct 2014 #26

Here, you get a ticket if you break the law. But consider that many drivers consider it "rigged" if Chathamization Oct 2014 #32

I recall seeing Cirque du So-What Oct 2014 #4

I believe it was 1 second not 1/10 of a second(0.1) whistler162 Oct 2014 #6

It's 0.1 second Cirque du So-What Oct 2014 #10

Kind of both. They shaved 0.1s off an already short time JHB Oct 2014 #17

Another thing that pisses me off Cirque du So-What Oct 2014 #28

Lots of cities have shortened yellow light times Mariana Oct 2014 #12

thats not what the scam is about reddread Oct 2014 #5

All of the speed cameras in the city are marked with clear signs. Everyone slows down. tritsofme Oct 2014 #19

What will Chicago do to remediate the revenue shortfall? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #20

I'm betting it's option C. GGJohn Oct 2014 #24

American ingenuity at it's finest! VScott Oct 2014 #27

wow, this is cool n/t Psephos Oct 2014 #34

The 'for profit' will bringin the jaywalker catch cams next for a percent of the fines. Sunlei Oct 2014 #30

Tax the fucking rich. Orsino Oct 2014 #36

Here's a revenue idea: Legalize Marijuana Yavin4 Oct 2014 #37

H.L. Mencken, not PT Barnum. Aristus Oct 2014 #38