Charm City

On 5/19/06 9:55 AM, in article
, "Scott Seidman"
wrote:

He
said (and I'm paraphrasing) "Go down this street until you get to that
street, and take a right. Until you get to point X, don't stop for red
lights". I did just what the nice officer told me to do.

And oddly enough, not far from where I'm assuming you were, the city has now
installed red light/speed trap cameras, on streets where it has been almost
written policy to recommend, at least at night, ignoring (when no cross
traffic) red traffic lights. In fact, there is one at an intersection where
15 years ago my parents were victims of a smash-and-grab robbery while
waiting at a red light. The cameras would not, of course, capture any such
robberies because they are triggered only by speeding or red-light-running
cars. The city is calling the cameras Cleveland Safe Streets initiative,
but it turns out that they are more like Cleveland Filled Coffers
initiative.

From the mean streets,
Bill