Um, 'cause it takes more guys a longer time (and if it involves concrete barricades, a crane operator making lots more an hour) to place the barricade and remove it later? And a longer interruption in traffic causes even more irate taxpayers/motorists?
Apologies to the list - this will be my last post on this topic, and with luck we can return to electric vehicles' discussion soon. On 1/5/13 10:09 AM, Lawrence Winiarski wrote: > > > >> Considering the number of flaggers and highway workers injured or >> killed..... > > Uhh...so why not put up a barricade? It doesn't take very many 50 gallon > barrels of water to > slow a car down.. And now your $70K monkey that you spent 2 years training > is better protected > too. Or is this also technology that is "decades away" for you highway > pothole fillers ? > > Nah, you'd rather pay the guy a bunch of taxpayer money and then let him get > mowed down > > Smart guys you are. -- Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com "It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so..." --Robert A. Heinlein. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
