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Now that's change we can believe in! <rimshot>
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[QUOTE=HappyGardener][url]http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0725081obama1.html?link=rssfeed[/url][/QUOTE]
Now that's change we can believe in! <rimshot>
They've installed huge cameras at the intersection of Devon and California, I believe within the last week. They can't be going after speeders; traffic there is usually at a crawl from early morning to the evening.
Be careful; Big Brother is watching.
[QUOTE=F Blaster]They've installed huge cameras at the intersection of Devon and California, I believe within the last week. They can't be going after speeders; traffic there is usually at a crawl from early morning to the evening.
Be careful; Big Brother is watching.[/QUOTE]
Are you talking about the big box cameras pointed at the intersection? Look at almost every busy intersection in Chicago espcially down Western or Cicero or Austin. They are red light cameras. They take your picture as you go thru the red light, and then mail you the photo. They Are HUGE moneymakers. The city put them in as an experiment at a dozen intersections a couple of years ago and they made so much money that they are going in everywhere. U cant beat the ticket. Your license and car is right there.
[QUOTE=HappyGardener]Are you talking about the big box cameras pointed at the intersection? Look at almost every busy intersection in Chicago espcially down Western or Cicero or Austin. They are red light cameras. They take your picture as you go thru the red light, and then mail you the photo. They Are HUGE moneymakers. The city put them in as an experiment at a dozen intersections a couple of years ago and they made so much money that they are going in everywhere. U cant beat the ticket. Your license and car is right there.[/QUOTE]
Shoot, I don't want to get off topic, but can someoen PM me how this is legal?
How can they prove you were the one driving?!
[QUOTE=Showbob123]Shoot, I don't want to get off topic, but can someoen PM me how this is legal?
How can they prove you were the one driving?![/QUOTE]If I am not mistaken, they capture a pic of the driver and of the lincense plate of the auto in the intersection with the light showing red. It's pretty conclusive and legal. A friend of mine got caught and tried to argue that he was already in the intersection when the light turned, but had to pay the ticket anyway.
Be Careful
Hey guys so today I was off from work when I went out to get lunch when across the street on North Ave I noticed a thick HSW. I looked back and saw her butt cheecks hanging out of her shorts as she walked to hang out at the Walgreens, so I immediately did a U-Turn and made eye contact with her, she noticed and kept looking my way but I had to make the left turn on Western since I was already in the lane so when I came back around about 5 minutes later she was gone. She had a orange top on, grey shorts, wore glasses and had a tannned complection. I missed out on some action in mere minutes damn. Anyone know of this HSW?
im not kidding when I say they are everywhere.
Chicago’s camera program survived a legal challenge last month when a federal judge ruled that it was lawful to hold owners responsible for what is done with their vehicles.
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Chicago to Become Ticket Camera Capital
A total of 290 red light cameras and 118 parking ticket cameras will make Chicago, Illinois the automated citation capital.
Chicago, Illinois unveiled a pair of deals it had reached to turn the city into the undisputed automated ticketing capital of the United States. The city had already operated one of the country's larger red light camera programs beginning in November 2003. To date, that program has generated $72 million worth of tickets which has helped to ease the city's substantial budget deficit. The new contract will station cameras at one out of every ten intersections, a goal Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) first set in 2006. The move is designed to generate more than $100 million in annual revenue.
Redflex, the Australian company that operates the program in return for a cut of the profits, said in an announcement to Australian Stock Exchange investors last week that the plan will create the "world's largest automated red light enforcement program."
"We feel that this contract both symbolizes and solidifies the ultimate validation of our number one leadership position in the photo enforcement market," said Karen Finley, chief of US operations for Redflex.
The company has been installing cameras at a furious pace. Last May, Chicago had just 39 automated ticketing machines. In less than a year, the total has grown to 69. Under the new contract, it will be close to 130 by the end of the year on the way to a grand total of 290 cameras. Redflex, which announced a 41 percent increase in net profits over last year, said the city could order even more cameras under the contract terms.
At the same time, Chicago is moving forward on a contract with Affiliated Computer Services to turn the city's 118 street sweeping vehicles into roving parking ticket cameras, similar to programs announced in San Francisco and Washington, DC. On most of Chicago's non-arterial streets, sweeping is implemented on a schedule designed to surprise motorists. Temporary parking restrictions are set on the day before sweeping begins with the only notice given being a piece of paper attached to a pole. If the paper is blown away by a gust of wind and a motorist unknowingly parks in the space, a passing sweeper will take a photograph so that,weeks later, the vehicle's owner will receive a $50 ticket in the mail. Meter maid enforcement of street sweeping restrictions currently generates $17 million worth of tickets annually.
The contract requires technology that will allow motorists to see evidence of their violation online. Using their computer keyboards to enter a city code, license plate number and citation number, drivers will be able to view 12 seconds of video and still photos that officials expect will show the offending vehicles in the intersection with a visible red light.
An early run of the system got the type of attention officials were seeking.
Some 500 violators were given the Web viewing information, and “we received about 325 hits,” said John Bills, traffic camera chief at the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications. “Our goal obviously is to try to drive administrative hearings down and payments up.”
Motorists who feel they have been wrongly ticketed can contest their citations before hearing officers.
At $90 a pop, tickets generated by the system have provided a growing source of revenue for cash-strapped city coffers. City Hall expects to score more than $50 million from the devices this year, far outpacing the $19.8 million collected in 2006.
But officials insist the primary reason for the camera installations is to improve safety. Accident data determine the intersections selected for video surveillance, particularly the right-angle type of accident that results when a red light is disobeyed, Bills said.
On average, the number of red-light violations at camera-equipped spots so far has declined 59 percent, he said. At Halsted and 111th Streets, where the devices have been particularly effective, violations have dropped from 105 a day to 10, Bills said. At Ashland Avenue and 71st Street, the decline has been from 44 to about four, at LaSalle and Kinzie Streets, from 39 to four.
Early data indicate a 24 percent decline in accidents, he said.
Critics argue the cameras actually lead to rear-end crashes because motorists jam on the brakes to avoid going through the lights. A 2005 study by the Federal Highway Administration supported that contention, but also concluded that more dangerous side-impact accidents have gone down.
Bolingbrook turned off its cameras last fall after a 40 percent decline in accidents in six months. The cameras, officials said, apparently had done their work. But Mayor Richard Daley has given no indication of a similar move in Chicago, what with the new contract freshly inked and revenue from fines continuing to roll in.
Assuming all the new cameras are installed, 10 percent of Chicago’s 2,900 signalized intersections will be under surveillance. City officials were unable to say if that will be the last wave.
Red-light violations are issued to the vehicle’s owner based on a trace of the license plate, no matter who may be driving.
The Minnesota Supreme Court last year banned red-light cameras, ruling that state law required only the driver to be held responsible. But Chicago’s camera program survived a legal challenge last month when a federal judge ruled that it was lawful to hold owners responsible for what is done with their vehicles.
Despite the fact that i had NO responses to my request for info, I still had fun in your city.
Started on North Ave/Western heading west to Cicero, then south to I-55. There were a ton of people out during the day and in the evening, but around midnight it was mostly SWs. Saw 4 pretty decent WSWs offering. Fun trip.
Stay classy Chicago
I was just playing around with the street view function of Google Maps. And I swear, as I'm "driving" my mouse southbound on Cicero, just south of Division, I spot what could be a group of three BSW's. They may or may not actually be SW's, but I like to think they are. hehehe
Cruised Cicero from Irving Park all the way down to 290 area. Saw one hot bsw and one good looking wsw between Grand and the Coca-Cola plant. Then it started raining and I didn't catch anything else. LE unmarked in the area prominently.
I was out on my way home when I spotted a Native American SW that goes by the name of Tracy. She was about a 6 with a nice rack and she said she put out 11 kids but the belly didn't show that tye of ware. She gave a awesome BBBJ for $20 bucks as she offered HH for $40. We did the LE check and the way we went. I made a U turn and caught her in the Popeye's parking lot.
Her oral skills was wonderful and non-rushed. Be on the lookout for this jewel as she claims she only come out when money gets tight. I did see a few other BSW's and WSW's but I completed my mission. This was aound 10:45pm as I was so surprise as it was raining outside. She stated that the strip is kinda ruff as some SWs have been setting up mongers and robbing them around 47th & Western so guys be safe out there.
Out late last night
I have a job that requires late hours. Things were looking good on North Ave, West of Western(North and Rockwell) around 3:30am. Stopped and met a HSW and asked if she needed a ride. She got in and wanted $50 for a bj. I said I had $20 and she said ok. She was 6. Very thin, maybe the drugs, but not that bad. If you were at a club drinking you might make a play for her. She finished and I gave her the $20. She started to complain about the money, making a fuss. I asked her to get out of the car firmly. She tried to grab my keys. I hate when things get messy. I took the keys out of the ignition and got out of the car. She said where the fuck are you going and I said, "I am calling the police." I called 911 and gave a description of her and said she had propositioned me and was running out in traffic. She left. One, I know the Chicago police are not gonna rush over for a call like that. Two, if she is trying to roll mongers I am going to do something about it. I am taxpayer, why not call LE. I figure it's my word against hers, I'll take that bet.
[QUOTE=Mj138]Out late last night
I have a job that requires late hours. Things were looking good on North Ave, West of Western(North and Rockwell) around 3:30am. Stopped and met a HSW and asked if she needed a ride. She got in and wanted $50 for a bj. I said I had $20 and she said ok. She was 6. Very thin, maybe the drugs, but not that bad. If you were at a club drinking you might make a play for her. She finished and I gave her the $20. She started to complain about the money, making a fuss. I asked her to get out of the car firmly. She tried to grab my keys. I hate when things get messy. I took the keys out of the ignition and got out of the car. She said where the fuck are you going and I said, "I am calling the police." I called 911 and gave a description of her and said she had propositioned me and was running out in traffic. She left. One, I know the Chicago police are not gonna rush over for a call like that. Two, if she is trying to roll mongers I am going to do something about it. I am taxpayer, why not call LE. I figure it's my word against hers, I'll take that bet.[/QUOTE]
I'll bet its the crack she's smoking that made her think she was invincible and pull a stupid move like that. She won't be around long. One day she's going to misjudge the wrong guy and he's going to pull off with her. No one decent is out walking around at 3:00am.
True. It was probably a dumb move to pick her up. My penis has made me act recklessly in the past and that was another example of silly behavior. I should know better, but 3am is when I get off so it's party time for me. Unfortunately, at that time most people up are looking for more drink, drugs or sex. Sometimes it's all three.[QUOTE=Ms Lady1234]I'll bet its the crack she's smoking that made her think she was invincible and pull a stupid move like that. She won't be around long. One day she's going to misjudge the wrong guy and he's going to pull off with her. No one decent is out walking around at 3:00am.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Yeroc]I was out on my way home when I spotted a Native American SW that goes by the name of Tracy. She was about a 6 with a nice rack and she said she put out 11 kids but the belly didn't show that tye of ware. She gave a awesome BBBJ for $20 bucks as she offered HH for $40. We did the LE check and the way we went. I made a U turn and caught her in the Popeye's parking lot.
Her oral skills was wonderful and non-rushed. Be on the lookout for this jewel as she claims she only come out when money gets tight. I did see a few other BSW's and WSW's but I completed my mission. This was aound 10:45pm as I was so surprise as it was raining outside. She stated that the strip is kinda ruff as some SWs have been setting up mongers and robbing them around 47th & Western so guys be safe out there.[/QUOTE]I also found Tracy the other nite a few blocks west of Cicero on 47th.
You are absolutely right her skills are unbelievably good....most can't make me finish as quick as she did or if at all with their mouth. But she was very talented.
I gave her .2 but she wanted .4
She said she doesnt give out the number cuz she wont answer it for anyhting less than .4 so I told her I would give it to her next time if she gave the digits(i'm such a liar). I think its a fake # anyways cuz it ends with 00