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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Humble Philosop to All   
   Re: Speed cameras to be implemented and    
   15 Oct 13 11:32:53   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   I'm quoting this and then I'm off with my two chihuahuas to ride my now   
   legendary beach cruiser that bears the motto "Revolutions for the Planet!"   
      
   (someone with a sharp mind --like mine-- says)   
      
   Camera-issued speeding tickets will be $35 for cars that exceed posted speeds   
   by 6 to 10 mph and $100 for those going more than 10 mph over the speed limit.   
   Those who start getting such tickets in the mail — particularly the smaller   
   tickets, where the    
   violation is arguably in the zone that's often accepted by custom — are going   
   to be wroth. And it's difficult not to see the removal of some of the red   
   light cameras as a pre-emptive strike against the inevitable "it's all about   
   the money!" backlash.   
      
   That said, I get it. And, on balance, I'm happy that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is   
   cracking down on the scourge of urban speeders, no matter what his true   
   motives might be. Speeders are a lot more dangerous to pedestrians and other   
   motorists than the hapless    
   folks who've been ticketed several times when the cameras detected them not   
   coming to a complete stop before turning right on red when there were no other   
   cars or people present, I swear!   
      
   http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2013/10/wh   
   t-a-coincidence.html   
      
   ***   
      
   I rest my case, for now.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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