From the Chicago Tribune: As Mayor Rahm Emanuel rolls out his long-delayed speed camera plan, new numbers his office released suggest that drivers who speed in Chicago could rack up way more in fines than a cash-starved City Hall initially projected.
The mayor had hoped to bring in $30 million this year. But results from a monthlong test of the automated camera system indicate the city could reap well into the hundreds of millions of dollars in the program's first year.
City transportation officials argue that estimate is overblown, but the test period statistics the mayor's office released Friday reinvigorated critics who argue that the program is more of a cash grab than the child safety measure Emanuel sold it as.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-speed-cameras-0811-20130811,0,3659556.story
This nothing more than a cash grab by Chicago and taking more money out of the wallet of it's citizens.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment