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9/22/2005 Chicago Crossing Guards to Give Jaywalking TicketsPart-time traffic control aides in Chicago, Illinois will soon issue tickets up to $500 to jaywalkers. Chicago's city council will consider a proposal to allow employees of the Traffic Management Authority to issue jaywalking tickets worth $25 to $500 each. The move comes as the city takes a number of steps to close a massive $104 million budget deficit. Jaywalking tickets have become an increasingly popular tactic for city officials. Police in St. Louis, Missouri, for instance, raised $1600 an hour from a recent undercover jaywalking sting.Mayor Richard M. Daley created the Traffic Management Authority last year to relieve Chicago police officers of traffic control and crossing guard duties in favor of part-time "traffic control aides" and to reduce costs. The Authority currently employs 303 aides who have successfully completed a 20-hour training course. Article Excerpt: Kelly Haufe, a 41-year-old paralegal, blamed crossing guards when asked why she continues to cross against the light. "When it's a green light and you do get a walk [signal], the crossing guards are actually stopping you and letting everybody else turn. When it finally does start blinking, 'Don't Walk,' I say, 'Wait a minute. I had the walk, and you told me to stop. Now I've got the 'Don't Walk,' and you're telling me to stop. I'm going,'" she said.Source: Pedestrians better see red (Chicago Sun-Times, 9/22/2005) Regional News: Other news about Chicago, Illinois Permanent Link for this item Return to Front Page |
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