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End of N.J. red light cameras a blow to town budgets Moody 8217 s says NJ.com
and this: Days earlier, the former CEO of New Jersey’s other red light camera operator, Redflex, was indicted on federal corruption charges for the company’s Chicago dealings.
The Wall Street rating agency is sad.
And the thing that ticks me off is that the response from elected officials is this
Blink. Blink. Blink. The revenue. Blink. Blink. Blink.
It has nothing to do with safety. Nothing.
and this: Days earlier, the former CEO of New Jersey’s other red light camera operator, Redflex, was indicted on federal corruption charges for the company’s Chicago dealings.
The Wall Street rating agency is sad.
Red light camera firm former CEO indicted - Chicago TribuneThe Chicago program grew into a marquee system for Redflex — the largest in the United States — and generated nearly $500 million in $100 tickets for the cash-starved city. But now it is the subject of multiple probes and political attacks after the Tribune's reports and more recent revelations that thousands of drivers were fined during suspicious spikes in tickets.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to fire Redflex in 2013, but the company ran the program until March. Emanuel's administration has acknowledged that oversight of the program was lacking and has started a review of up to 16,000 citations from intersections where the Tribune documented wild swings in ticketing.
And the thing that ticks me off is that the response from elected officials is this
Blink. Blink. Blink. The revenue. Blink. Blink. Blink.
It has nothing to do with safety. Nothing.