The town of Oak Lawn, IL, has put a stop to its unique practice of posting humorous spoof stop signs below their actual stop signs. The messages on the spoof signs were intended to draw attention to the signs themselves, and included messages such as “Hammertime”, “Collaborate and listen”, and “In the naaaame of love” [sic].
The signs were removed because they failed to meet federal standards for traffic control devices.
New traffic ticket cameras set to be placed in busy intersections in Carol Stream are raising a host of questions about their safety and legality. The cameras could also add fuel to the fire of local motorists who complain about the number of citations handed out by Carol Stream law enforcement along North Avenue. The complaints may not just be sour grapes from lead-footed drivers.
Safety first or speed trap? Red light cameras raising eyebrows
This letter to Chicagoist draws attention to a major human factors problem in urban traffic law enforcement: posting of speed limits at the borders of city limits.
“Dear Chicagoist, I’ve been driving around Chicago for a couple years and I can’t recall seeing a single speed limit sign on any city streets. Is there a standard speed limit within the city or are we all allowed to drive like cabbies out there?”
A local columnist laments the explosive growth in use of traffic lights in his community, and how the lack of synchronized coordination between the lights is resulting in frustrating delays. He also points out the often forgotten blinking-light mode of traffic lights, asking why his community can’t turn off the lights at night time.
