Articles filed under Transportation
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Less on red light cameras, more on the elderlyJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - After "Red Camera" articles taking up about 10 pages of paper during the past couple of days I am motivated to question your priorities. Only about one page of your pap...
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Cameras all about generating moneyJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Upset about so many tickets for right turn on red? Follow the money. The camera companies benefit when there's more tickets issued; they're interested in generating as m...
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2 more red-light cameras are coming to NapervilleJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville will add red-light cameras at two more intersections. Though cameras around the suburbs have been a recent source of controversy, Naperville officials say the...
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No sympathy for tickets on right turnsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Several times each week I walk to complete various errands in and around Central Naperville. As a frequent pedestrian, I have no sympathy for drivers who get ticketed tu...
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Carol Stream officials defend contract with camera firmJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras were at the forefront of the Carol Stream village board meeting Monday as a resident questioned a contract for the technology that had been approved by...
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Police officers put differences on red light cameras in writingJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Lifesaver or Big Brother? It's a dichotomy that surfaced frequently during a Daily Herald investigation of the red-light camera explosion in the suburbs. The "Seeing Red...
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No tickets if you obey traffic lawsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing concerning your excellent coverage of the red-light camera issue, which has become a hot topic all across the Chicago area. First of all, are people really...
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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...