the ultimate hustler award goes to...

starting in july, the state of illinois will be installing speed cameras on highways that have work zones with a 45 mph speed limit. the fine for your first offense will be $375. if u get caught a second time, you will receive a $1000 ticket AND your license will be suspended for 90 days. WTF!!!

please imagine this. it's 2 am. you're driving home at 55 mph on an empty highway. you enter a work zone area, the orange signs inform u that the speed limit is now 45 mph. there are NO workers at work and there aren't many cars out on the road with you. u just want to get home, so you keep going at your pace. you make it home with relief. a few days later, you receive a $375 ticket in the mail. included is a photo of your face in your car speeding.

now, i understand that they want to protect the workers b/c many have been killed by speed demons. but, in real life, workers aren't working all the time. and what's the grace mileage? a human cop's logic can be like, "oh they're only going 3 miles, or 6 miles over the limit. so, i'm not going to give them a ticket for that. plus there are no workers working." but do these damn cameras have any reasoning capabilities. if i'm going 1 mile over, will i still receive a $375 ticket?


and they're seriously talking about issuing a $1000 fine for the second offense AND suspending your license for 90 days. that is straight gangsta. what kind of havoc is this going to create?

and have they factored in that it's absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to do the speed limit. my friends that know me, know i cruise when i drive. i like to take my time, b/c i don't like flashing lights and a cop's voice telling me to pull over. this being the case, i can testify, that the majority of ppl driving don't want u to do the limit. if you do, you're really pissing ppl off. they're speeding up behind you, riding your bumper, passing you while giving you the finger or a look that could kill you. basically, it's hazardous to drive the speed limit. what ever happened to driving with the flow of traffic? i can only imagine how much money the state is going to make per hour with their robotic traffic cops.

i've come to the conclusion that the state of illinois is THIRSTY. these blood suckers won't sleep unless they're hustling drivers for their hard earned dollars. and where will all this new found money be going? they're already pimping us with the numerous parking fines being handed out daily, the pay-to-park boxes and the violations you receive if you neglect to pay, the yellow boots they put on special those wheels (whenever they're in the mood to sweep your neighborhood for 7 consecutive days, always looking for more ways to make that money), the unlimited towing calls they put in, the doubling of tickets, and the list goes on and on and it don't stop.

it's just not enough anymore for the police to hunt alone for driver's dollars. now, the state wants to install these camera sidekicks that have non-stop scoping ability. yeah, it'll start with work zones, then it's going to spread across the board. 'cause just like any vampire, once the taste of blood hits its tongue, there will be no stopping its desire to obtain more.

the ultimate hustler has been targeted.

be careful driving in illinois.

peace love and balance!