Articles filed under Transportation
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Safety clearly not only reason for camerasJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Can we please move the debate about whether the installation of the red-light cameras is strictly for safety reasons and just accept the fact that the primary reason the...
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More red-light cameras needed, not lessJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't understand the fuss about red-light cameras at intersections. I would like to see them at many more. It's a win-win situation - more revenue for municipalities a...
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If unsafe, repeal right turn on redJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - If right turn on red was such a safety issue, I imagine IDOT or whoever governs this rule would repeal the right turn on red law. Like any other traffic law, there alway...
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Cameras don't take dangerous drivers off the streetJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras improve safety on Illinois roads by putting a pricey penalty - $100 - on drivers who run a traffic light, proponents say. But the most dangerous driver...
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Many tickets, but no suspensions for multiple red light violatorsJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 100,000 red-light camera tickets have been issued to motorists in the West, North and Northwest suburbs since such enforcement began spreading three years ago....
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Do the right thing not always easier with knowledge you're on cameraJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The fact Big Brother is not only watching at red-light camera intersections but could fine you $100 isn't something drivers will ignore, experts believe. "It should have...
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Schaumburg decides cameras just not worth itJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Companies are selling red-light cameras as a technology that pays for itself even as it cuts down on the cost of patrol officers, Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson says. In oth...
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Analysis shows red-light cameras up in places with few related crashesJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Second in a series Thousands of cars file daily off Biesterfield Road onto I-290 southbound in Elk Grove Village. Rushing to work and home, those motorists provide ...
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Who profits from these cameras? The answer may surprise youJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - If you land a $100 red-light ticket in the mail, the return address is likely to indicate the city where the camera was located. But not all the money is going there. Ac...
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Red light cameras purpose: Reduce accidents or increase revenue?Jul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras have spread rapidly across the suburbs with the promise that they will make the roads safer. But a Daily Herald investigation reveals serious questions...