> The law-enforcement scanners are different from those used to collect tolls.
Much to the chagrin of our rent-seeking overlords, whom see speed traps and red-light cameras as a means of revenue generation rather than safety measure.
Much to the chagrin of our rent-seeking overlords, whom see speed traps and red-light cameras as a means of revenue generation rather than safety measure.
A company called RedFlex installed cameras here. They subsidized the installation cost in exchange for a cut of tickets.
RedFlex admitted to bribing city officials to get them to install cameras.
Edit: I have to agree with the other commenter though - red light cams were meant to bring in revenue to the city of Chicago. They bought into the program by outsourcing to a third party company (big shock, most of chicago looks like the poster child for a corporation owned city). They're not making the money they expected on the deal though.