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8/11/2007
Illinois: Motorist Ticketing Balances Chicago BudgetCar seizures and traffic tickets provide $210 million in annual revenue to Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago, Illinois is dependent on traffic tickets, parking citations and automobile seizures for balancing the city budget. A combination of $90 red light camera tickets, $160 towing fees and various forms of speeding and parking tickets generated $210 million in 2006 -- just enough to cover the city's budget deficit, which is projected to grow to $217 million next year.
"Mussolini would be proud of Chicago's parking system," towing victim David Gorodess, 35, told the Chicago Tribune. "Even w ...
8/10/2007
Greenville, North Carolina Officially Cancels Red Light ContractCity council in Greenville, North Carolina officially votes to unplug red light cameras that never issued a single ticket.
8/10/2007
Australia: Speed Cameras on StrikePolice in Victoria, Australia go on strike, refusing to process speed and red light camera tickets.
8/9/2007
California: Handicapped Van Earns HOA Parking TicketsAliso Viejo, California homeowners association issues parking tickets to an elderly couple who parked a handicapped van in their own driveway.
8/9/2007
New Zealand: Ticket Quota ExposedAlthough politicians in New Zealand steadfastly deny the existence of traffic ticket quotas, a fourth quota memo surfaced today.
