Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance

[pauldun170]

http://i.gizmodo.com/5173548/chicago-street-lights-may-scan-for-car-insurance

[derf]

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I don't live in Chicago so my opinion doesn't matter much, but I would be more accepting of this (and even red light cameras) if privately-owned companies weren't making revenues off of it. Capitalism is good, but it's motivated by greed, and when you start mixing greedy private companies with the law, well...

[zed]

isn't there already someone that knows if you drop your insurance? I've thought for a long time that all the insurance company had to do was notify the police in your area that you have dropped your insurance.

last time I looked uninsured motorist was the most expensive part of my insurance.