Transportation

Rahm Emanuel's Quid Pro Quo Solution to the Cyclist-Driver Battle in Chicago

Double the fines for bikers that break traffic laws ... and the drivers that door them.
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The stand-off between drivers and cyclists -- each wants the other to feel the wrath of the law; each feels slighted by the current state of infrastructure -- seems totally intractable.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a old-fashioned quid pro quo solution: double all the fines on everyone!