So heres a question, which is cheaper, two cops per stop light for about 12 hours a day,
or a small generator for each stop light.

But of course, I have a long standing grudge against cops (or anyone probably) directing
traffic badly. Since it seems like they do this on Western Blvd. a lot. And always do it
poorly. Sometimes I wish I had a dv camera so I could video tape them with a tight
shot (ie, devoid of the context provided by seeing what other cars are doing) to
demonstrate the complete meaningless hand gestures they use. Not to mention
the tendency to stare off into space, random whistle blowing, and bizarre choices
of places to stand.

I’d pay a dollar to set Edward Tufte or maybe Umberto Eco off on them for a couple
hours.