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Friday, June 22, 2007 12:00 AM

A Chicago pol wants you to run more red lights

An alderman says that a new device to alert drivers to red-light cameras will hurt Chicago's revenues.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Friday, June 22, 2007 11:15 AM

    Ban them

    Whatever the stated rationale, ban the darn things. I don't want my loved ones killed by some idiot who feels free to run unguarded red lights. Why would anyone pay 450 bucks for such a gadget, unless they intended to use it to run red lights? I'm sure the Chicago alderman must have been taken out of context, and revenue was just a subsidiary reason for banning the devices.

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