Articles filed under Transportation
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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...
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Cameras snag right-hand turners, but are they making roads safer?Jul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We've all done it. Slowed down at the red light, checked for traffic and made a right turn. It's against the law in Illinois. And a Daily Herald investigation shows th...
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How to make sure the camera won't catch youJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - What's the protocol when you come to a red light? State law is clear - drivers must reach a complete stop at the marked line. Here are a few other pointers from the Illi...
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Rules of the red light cameraJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - How the hammer comes down for red-light violations: • Violations result from entering an intersection by passing beyond the white line after the traffic light turns...
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Inside the courtroom as one motorist appeals a red-light ticketJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - For seven months, Michael Hillyer and Kathy Krawczyk resisted paying a ticket for turning right on a red light in Schaumburg. It cost them $140 to appeal a hearing offic...
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Scofflaws plead their cases, but most tickets upheldJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a sunny morning outside, but inside a chilly gloom pervades the utilitarian meeting room at the Elk Grove Village fire department. There's a green carpet, neutral w...