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To: Doctor Stochastic
More police would be on the streets if we did away with cold-impartial-inflexible traffic lights and these were replaced by caring traffic cops.

My hometown, Greenwich, Connecticut, has already done this in central downtown. No joke, rain, sleet, snow or shine, from 7 am to 8 pm, there are cops that direct traffic at all the intersections in the central part of town. Some people have said that maybe traffic lights would be a better solution, but the locals all feel that somehow, this adds to the character of the town. And if pedestrians ever cross the street when they're not supposed to, they get a stern lecture from the traffic cop.

19 posted on 08/13/2003 9:21:24 PM PDT by Koblenz (There's usually a free market solution)
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To: Koblenz
And if someone were in an accident, a traffic light can't call for help.
35 posted on 08/13/2003 10:04:30 PM PDT by tubavil
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