Chicago’s “cops in a box”
[From Devices help drivers spot 'cops in a box' -- chicagotribune.com]
The City of Chicago reports crashes have been reduced by 20 percent in the two years since the camera technology was installed in early 2006 at 10 intersections. . . . Crashes decreased 30 percent, from 1,055 in 2004 to 736 last year, at intersections where red-light cameras were installed in 2004 and 2006, according to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications. . . . “Crashes at intersections citywide are down 4.6 percent since 2004. More people are beginning to assume there is photo enforcement at every intersection and that a red light means stop,” he said.
Two other blogs have been following the developments around red light cameras in Chicago.
The Expired Meter focuses on issues around parking and traffic for Chicago. Over at Uncensored Thoughts, they have found 2 more red light cameras not listed by the city.
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