(from chicagotribune.com)
You see, I am a Chicago red light camera, and everyone hates me. I mean everyone. The people who accelerate through the yellow at Belmont and Sheridan and end up with not only a hefty fine, but also a grainy photo in the mail that looks like they’re being blackmailed. The taxpayers who have to foot the $40,000 bill for the over 400 tickets racked up by CTA drivers in the last two years. And especially by my ex: Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., the red light camera vendor that’s being forced to shell out $20 million to settle their $2 billion bribery scandal which involved paying off a (former) high-level city transportation manager. Who also hates me. It’s pretty lonely being a red light camera, despite the fact that we’re literally everywhere, all the time, constantly up your butt and in your business, not giving a hoot about what you’re late for or where you’re going. (MORE HERE)
