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VScott

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27. American ingenuity at it's finest!

Reply to NaturalHigh (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 10:17 AM

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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