Articles filed under Transportation
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Cameras aid against sloppy driversJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Nobody likes the idea of cameras monitoring our driving, but there's another side to this story. I've been forced by an injury to ride my bike for exercise instead of ru...
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Fear factors and bloated government - readers hot on red lightsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I was barreling along I-80/90 in Indiana en route to Vactionland, not a care in the world, when suddenly a squad car came into view followed shortly by flashing lights i...
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Auto Club group works to reduce crashes in the MidwestJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Sometimes safety is just a brighter light bulb away. That's what the nation's largest motorists' group is learning from 12 years of seeking to reduce crashes at dangerou...
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Elk Grove resident drops idea of red light camera referendumJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village library board trustee who said Friday morning he would spearhead getting an advisory referendum on red-light cameras onto the local February 2010 ba...
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Des Plaines mayor says council should revisit red-light camerasJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan says he will ask the city council to review the use of red-light cameras at intersections after seeing new information revealed through a ...
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Senate president to review red light camera legislationJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Senate President John Cullerton, who was a chief proponent of red-light cameras, says he plans to take a fresh look at the law and potentially ban sending out automatic ...
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Lawmakers call for tighter rules for red-light camerasJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras were shepherded into the suburbs several years ago with wide political support. That backing is evaporating. Numerous suburban lawmakers are now critic...
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If dangerous, then no turns on redJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Sen. Dan Duffy's letter published Wednesday. If these red-light camera intersections are supposed to be so dangerous why not put no turn on red signs at the...
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Save us money, restrict turns on redJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read the letter from state Sen. Dan Duffy of Barrington. I agree with him completely. The red light camera, such as the one at Woodfield, has caused drivers more ...
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Halt fines until camera laws fixedJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Cash cow or safety tool? That's the core of the debate over the installation and use of red-light cameras in the suburbs. Our four-part series Seeing Red revealed that t...