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92 sats \ 7 replies \ @grayruby 3 May 2024 \ on: Want More Government Revenue? Just Write More Traffic Tickets. econ
I got a ticket from a speed camera a couple years ago. I was so pissed. Feels like cheating. Haha.
Many places have removed them and red light cameras, because they worked so well that ticket revenue dried up.
A fun hack I learned from a friend is that EZ Pass cameras assume you're going about 10mph over the speed limit, so if you drive under the speed limit they just get a picture of the roof of your car. No more tolls for you.
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What??? Have you tested this theory?
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I've used it successfully in Chicago on several occasions. That's also specifically where he claimed it would work.
I also did get charged the one previous time I had driven through Chicago, when I was going about 10mph over the speed limit.
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I spent one night in Chicago when I had a connection there and the flight got cancelled. I would like to visit sometime. I want to check out Wrigley Field.
Funny story about that connecting flight. When they cancelled the flight the airline was frantically trying to get people situated on other flights. When I spoke with the agent she said there was nothing until the next day and I protested a bit because I was supposed to be back at work the next day and she said I have nothing to Toronto the rest of today that isn't fully booked but I can put you on a flight to Vancouver if you would like. Still to this day I don't know if she was trolling me because I was complaining or if she actually had no idea that Toronto and Vancouver were on opposite ends of Canada.
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Ah, the proud American tradition of being completely geographically ignorant.
We got stuck in Chicago, because of a winter storm once. It's part of our deep eternal hatred of Illinois in general and Chicago in particular. They gave us something like $45 worth of meal vouchers, but by the time all the taxes and fees and various other gratuities were tallied up, it barely covered one small hotel pizza.
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Despite your deep eternal hatred for Illinois, I would still like to go to Wrigley Field. Haha.