Aldermen Propose Having Hearings Prior To Each Placement Of New Red Light Camera
CHICAGO (CBS) -- There's a new proposals for stiffer requirement before the city of Chicago installs any new red light cameras, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Aldermen Tony Beale and Tom Tunney have introduced an ordinance that would require any new red light cameras to have a hearing on why they are needed and approved by the City Council.
Tunney says the cameras would have to have a pedestrian countdown for the green light and yellow lights more than three seconds long.
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"We are also asking on the existing cameras that they be retrofitted to make sure it has a pedestrian countdown signal within six months," Tunney said.
Mayor Emanuel refused to say if it sounds like a good idea to him.
"I'm hearing about it for the first time so I gotta go read about it," Emanuel said.
Tunney doesn't believe critics who say all the cameras are just revenue generators and not safety devices but he says the city should justify their placement each time.
