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Speed Camera Ord Passes

Speed cameras are coming to Chicago.

Aldermen on Wednesday signed off on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to put the traffic cameras near parks and schools. The ordinance passed 33 to 14.

http://www.wbez.org/news/chicago-city-council-approves-speed-camera...

Dunno what such reactionary/conservatives are doing reading the WBEZ blog, but there are several super unproductive comments. If you have a minute and care, you might want to respond to some of them.

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Permalink Reply by Gabe on April 20, 2012 at 3:44pm

I propose taxation on bikers in 3 phases. 1) Mandatory helmet law 2) Mandatory registration as a biker with the city. A placard will be given to you that MUST be worn on the front of your helmet whenever riding (for all people above 15 yrs of age (if you can work you can be taxed). 3) Camera's now in use at intersections for cars can record bikers blowing stop signs and red lights.

Enjoy your tickets. :-)

Permalink Reply by Gabe on April 20, 2012 at 3:45pm

And Duppie, your right. Big Brother is everywhere, why bother fighting... Genius.

Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on April 20, 2012 at 3:53pm

$10/gallon gas can't come soon enough.

Permalink Reply by Gabe on April 20, 2012 at 3:57pm

Amen, and enjoy your 5 dollar can of corn. And your 10 dollar loaf of bread. Your food travels using gas powered machines. Man I thought bikers were smarter than this...

James BlackHeron said:

$10/gallon gas can't come soon enough.

Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on April 20, 2012 at 3:59pm

Can't wait.

Permalink Reply by Duppie 13.5185km on April 20, 2012 at 5:04pm

In some countries in Europe gas rose to almost $9/gallon this spring. Yet I've not read about food becoming priced out of reach for the average consumer. No food riots either.

Gabe said:

Amen, and enjoy your 5 dollar can of corn. And your 10 dollar loaf of bread. Your food travels using gas powered machines. Man I thought bikers were smarter than this...

James BlackHeron said:

$10/gallon gas can't come soon enough.

Permalink Reply by Gabe on April 20, 2012 at 5:08pm

I propose taxation on bikers in 3 phases. 1) Mandatory helmet law 2) Mandatory registration as a biker with the city. A placard will be given to you that MUST be worn on the front of your helmet whenever riding (for all people above 15 yrs of age (if you can work you can be taxed). 3) Camera's now in use at intersections for cars can record bikers blowing stop signs and red lights.

Enjoy your tickets. :-) 

Reposting that cause I'm waiting for the responses to come pouring in, in support of it...And Duppie, ya know what's AMAZING about Europe? It's NOT the U.S. I'm sure business's here would NEVER pass along a higher cost to the consumer...Ever...

Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on April 20, 2012 at 5:33pm


I don't get what you're proposing here. Bikers already pay license and registration fees for their motorcycles, and are already taxed through gas purchase. I can't recall about the helmet law though... not mandatory in Illinois, right? What's the advantage of having the placard on the helmet rather than the motorcycle?


Gabe said:

I propose taxation on bikers in 3 phases. 1) Mandatory helmet law 2) Mandatory registration as a biker with the city. A placard will be given to you that MUST be worn on the front of your helmet whenever riding (for all people above 15 yrs of age (if you can work you can be taxed). 3) Camera's now in use at intersections for cars can record bikers blowing stop signs and red lights.

Enjoy your tickets. :-) 

 

Permalink Reply by Gabe on April 20, 2012 at 5:37pm

Thanks for the giggle Howard. I'll put your name down on the petition as being for this idea.

Permalink Reply by David on April 20, 2012 at 7:44pm

What do you think your point is?  If I thought it were in the best long-term interests of the city to reduce bicycle usage, then I might think that your proposed revenue streams were good ideas.  But I don't think that, nor do most modern urban planners.  Unless you're trying to argue that speeding is something we need to encourage because there isn't enough of it, I don't see the relevance of your supposed counter-example.

And for the love of all that is good, please read this.

Gabe said:

I propose taxation on bikers in 3 phases. 1) Mandatory helmet law 2) Mandatory registration as a biker with the city. A placard will be given to you that MUST be worn on the front of your helmet whenever riding (for all people above 15 yrs of age (if you can work you can be taxed). 3) Camera's now in use at intersections for cars can record bikers blowing stop signs and red lights.

Enjoy your tickets. :-) 

Reposting that cause I'm waiting for the responses to come pouring in, in support of it...And Duppie, ya know what's AMAZING about Europe? It's NOT the U.S. I'm sure business's here would NEVER pass along a higher cost to the consumer...Ever...

Permalink Reply by Gabe on April 20, 2012 at 10:41pm

Well David, I imagine that you, like the other bikers that have posted, sit around rubbing one out to the wonderful moments when the city does stupid shit to drivers. Like I posted earlier I really don't like the camera's cause I don't think the gov't needs to be watching us all the time but Duppie told me there was no reason to fight. So if we're looking for revenue streams here is a good one. And the point is bikers do plenty to break the law but this community decides that it's ok to roll stop signs and red lights (sure 6 of us stop but i'm pretty sure there are more than 6 bikers in Chicago.)

If we as a community are worried about traffic law than we should be just as accountable as the motorists we share the road with.

Did I clear up the point? Or do you need it slower and with smaller words?

Permalink Reply by Dan Korn on April 21, 2012 at 12:57am

Right, we need to protect the public from the epidemic of people on bicycles running red lights and killing other people.

Gabe said:

So if we're looking for revenue streams here is a good one. And the point is bikers do plenty to break the law but this community decides that it's ok to roll stop signs and red lights (sure 6 of us stop but i'm pretty sure there are more than 6 bikers in Chicago.)

If we as a community are worried about traffic law than we should be just as accountable as the motorists we share the road with.

Did I clear up the point? Or do you need it slower and with smaller words?

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