Chicago’s speed cameras yield more tickets and controversy – but drivers aren’t slowing down – WBEZ (Chicago)

The changes have brought in an estimated $105.9 million since March 2021, topping even the city’s own projections that the program would yield $95.5 million. However, average speed of the fastest drivers — those who were ticketed for driving 11-or-more miles per hour over the limit – did not change despite this program’s goal to change behavior and curb dangerous speeding.
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The Paraclete
3 years ago

Lori says speed cameras are a fckn goldmine!

Lion's Choice
3 years ago

Lightfoot’s Big Lie — That Chicago’s Crooked, Corrupt, Predatory, Regressive, Revenue-Robbery, Ripoff Speed Cameras — That Ticket Drivers Going As Slow As 26 MPH — Just Six Miles Over The Speed Limit — Are About ‘Safety’ (Won’t Someone Please Think Of The Children) — When They Are All About Bailing Out A Mismanaged, Dysfunctional Failed City  

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