Five accident-prone Chicago intersections near schools, seniors and shopping were chosen Tuesday to kick off a yearlong undercover crackdown against motorists who fail to yield for pedestrians.
Off-duty Chicago Police officers posing as pedestrians will start issuing real tickets -- with fines ranging from $50 to $500 -- at 8 a.m. Monday at Division and Hoyne.
So where do we sign-up to run out into traffic and try to get hit by a rich yuppie with good insurance?
We had our doubts about this program when it was first introduced. It seemed like a suicide type mission. Off-duty doesn't seem any better.
UPDATE: By "off duty," we're assuming it's a Special Employment issue of some sort. Not like DUI Checkpoints because you really don't need any special talents or qualifications to walk into traffic.
We had our doubts about this program when it was first introduced. It seemed like a suicide type mission. Off-duty doesn't seem any better.
UPDATE: By "off duty," we're assuming it's a Special Employment issue of some sort. Not like DUI Checkpoints because you really don't need any special talents or qualifications to walk into traffic.
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