Illinois exploring speed cameras, AI to reduce speeding and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Illinois legislators are looking into using speed cameras and artificial intelligence technology to reduce speeding and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
A State Senate executive committee is holding a hearing on the topic Thursday in Springfield. State Senator Sara Feigenholtz has filed a bill to have the University of Illinois - Chicago study how speed cameras and AI traffic camera technology could reduce speeding and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Sen. Feigenholtz says there have been more than 15,000 crashes on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, or about seven crashes a day.
SB1507 would commission studies of the use of speed and AI cameras and their effectiveness psychologically and practically in reducing crashes and road fatalities, and then use that information to create solutions for DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
An amendment to the legislation notes that the technology has been been implemented in other counties and cities, and has been "proven to create long-term changes in driver behavior."