Paul Vallas: Chicago needs a nuisance ordinance, not another speeding ticket trap – Chicago Tribune*

"Is anyone disturbed that such a preoccupation with traffic safety ignores the real havoc being wreaked in many communities by those who disrupt or block traffic, take over intersections and street-race with no real consequences? This problem has been plaguing an increasing number of communities, including downtown."
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Deb
1 year ago

Everyone who shuts down traffic to demonstrate should be arrested and convicted. Protesters do not have the right to abuse the rights of others. This also disrupts emergency vehicles. If you want to demonstrate and protest, do not take away the rights of others.

Paul Boomer
1 year ago

First off the political leadership in Chicago, Cook County and Illinois have demonized police making traffic stops because those stops seem to impact minority drivers more than Whites. So let’s make a law reducing speed limits so more people can be stopped for speeding as a 25 mph limit is really a low number and many drivers will exceed the limit. Create another reason to complain about minorities being stopped to continue the lie of selective enforcement and continue to scream about those “raysssisss” POlice. The only reason for the 25mph limit is so the traffic cams can issue more… Read more »

Fullbladder
1 year ago

People drive like they live; live irresponsibly, drive irresponsibly.

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