Racers in Illinois

Mike Gray · 07-08-2011, 05:37 PM

It's odd that being in California where most of these ideas get started the city of Los Angeles is getting rid of it's red light cameras. Only in LA would the cost to run the cameras exceed the revenue produced by about 1 million dollars a year.
I'll bet the service contract was full of payoffs and bribes.

JEFF ESSMANN · 07-09-2011, 05:08 PM

hey joe you couldnt be farther off the profesional drivers are the ones that leave plenty of room just so some idiot 4 wheeler that dont know what left lane ends means can cut him off then slam on the brakes expecting the pro driver to stop 40tons in 5 feet that is why it seems we keep things close oh and by the way i have 3-1/2 million miles accident free and no speeding tickets on my record and i also know my width is 8-1/2 feet so i know it will fit in a 10 ft lane so i dont need to slow down to 30mph in a 45 zone because i,m scared it wont fit between the barriers and a michigan st study showed 90%of truck -car accidents caused by the car you just notice the trucks because they are bigger and i wont even start on the stupid laws that are going to force the real profesionals out of this bussiness leaving the trucking industrie even more in demand of drivers than it already is
i would love to see the racers have to take the tests and meet the reqirements i do them totor homes and stackers would disapear real quick lots of pit space would become available

Tony Janes · 07-09-2011, 06:06 PM

Many driver that have toter also have class 1 licenses or CDL.

Jim B · 07-10-2011, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

It's odd that being in California where most of these ideas get started the city of Los Angeles is getting rid of it's red light cameras. Only in LA would the cost to run the cameras exceed the revenue produced by about 1 million dollars a year.
I'll bet the service contract was full of payoffs and bribes.

According to the public information available in LA there were over 30,000 red light camera violations issued in 2010. With an approximate $450 fine for red light and $150 fine for rolling right turn infractions that gives you some idea of the gross potential revenue. The maintenance contract allegedly only returns 10% of the collected revenue to the city. Since more than 50% of the issued summons remain unpaid the only beneficiaries are the Arizona company that was awarded the installation/maintenance contract and any government officials who may have benefited by the absurd contract terms. Since the court judges are allegedly not enforcing the issued summons (maybe they know something the public doesn't) that results in the monetary deficit. The present contract is expiring in July or August and there are still council members who are pushing for renewal. And some people seem surprised that California is broke......

Bob Emery · 07-10-2011, 11:56 PM

As an interesting sidelight, utility crews in my area often set up temporary work zones for activities that take 4-6 hours. Many of the local municipalities will set up radar units in those areas (they know because of the permit notification) while we're working there, it keeps me a little more safe so I'm happy with it.

07-08-2011, 05:37 PM	#1
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 615 Likes: 311 Liked 685 Times in 196 Posts	Re: Racers in Illinois It's odd that being in California where most of these ideas get started the city of Los Angeles is getting rid of it's red light cameras. Only in LA would the cost to run the cameras exceed the revenue produced by about 1 million dollars a year. I'll bet the service contract was full of payoffs and bribes.

07-09-2011, 05:08 PM	#2
JEFF ESSMANN Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 57 Likes: 10 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Racers in Illinois hey joe you couldnt be farther off the profesional drivers are the ones that leave plenty of room just so some idiot 4 wheeler that dont know what left lane ends means can cut him off then slam on the brakes expecting the pro driver to stop 40tons in 5 feet that is why it seems we keep things close oh and by the way i have 3-1/2 million miles accident free and no speeding tickets on my record and i also know my width is 8-1/2 feet so i know it will fit in a 10 ft lane so i dont need to slow down to 30mph in a 45 zone because i,m scared it wont fit between the barriers and a michigan st study showed 90%of truck -car accidents caused by the car you just notice the trucks because they are bigger and i wont even start on the stupid laws that are going to force the real profesionals out of this bussiness leaving the trucking industrie even more in demand of drivers than it already is i would love to see the racers have to take the tests and meet the reqirements i do them totor homes and stackers would disapear real quick lots of pit space would become available __________________ Jeff Essmann 5780 ss/ja WEB SITE WITH MY RACECAR

07-09-2011, 06:06 PM	#3
Tony Janes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 830 Likes: 94 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Racers in Illinois Many driver that have toter also have class 1 licenses or CDL. __________________ Tony Janes 7941 STK, SS

07-10-2011, 11:56 PM	#5
Bob Emery Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marysville, WA Posts: 90 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Racers in Illinois As an interesting sidelight, utility crews in my area often set up temporary work zones for activities that take 4-6 hours. Many of the local municipalities will set up radar units in those areas (they know because of the permit notification) while we're working there, it keeps me a little more safe so I'm happy with it.