Planning to visit Chicago? Better check your car insurance! Chicago’s Traffic Lights May Scan for Car Insurance

March 19, 2009 at 12:57 pm

 (Source: Gizmodo)

It wouldn’t matter if you ran the light or were driving conscientiously. The proposed system would exploit both existing stoplight cameras and general security cameras to scan your plate and hand it over to the InsureNet database. If InsureNet discovered that you were lacking insurance, you’d receive a $300-$500 ticket in the mail.

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