Lightfoot lowered the threshold from 10 mph over, saying it was to improve safety. It's also raked in tens of millions of dollars in fines.
One of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s signature policies — ticketing drivers caught by automated speed cameras going as little as 6 mph over the limit — is set to be tested Tuesday by aldermen who want to roll it back.
A speed camera can be seen on West Lawrence Avenue Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Chicago. This camera caught the second most speeders after Mayor Lori Lightfoot started ticketing motorists driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit. , arguing it would make city streets safer and saying she did not do it to raise more money. Though she campaigned on a pledge to end Chicago’s “addiction” to fines and fees, the mayor said safety-related issues like speeding deserve tougher enforcement.
It would be rare for Lightfoot to see such a key initiative reversed, but aldermen are up for reelection early next year — as is the mayor herself — and this vote puts them in a tough spot.
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