Speed Red Light Camera Bias

A University of Chicago Illinois report found racial and ethnic disparities in who speed/red light cameras recorded breaking traffic laws. What can be done about it?

Chicago Streetsblog co-editor John Greenfield interviewed UIC professors and authors of the report, Dr. Stacey Sutton and Dr. Nebiyou Tilahoun, for Bike Talk.

John’s article on their report and the ProPublica study:
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2022/01/14/what-should-we-do-about-the-racial-disparities-in-chicagos-life-saving-traffic-camera-program/

Their study:
https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/Red%20Light%20Cameras/2022/Sutton+Tilahun_Chicago-Camera-Ticket_Exec%20Summary-Final-Jan10.pdf

The ProPublica report:
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicagos-race-neutral-traffic-cameras-ticket-black-and-latino-drivers-the-most


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