Need a License to be Smart?

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Apparently Kevin Lacy, chief traffic engineer for the North Carolina DOT thinks you do. When a citizens group challenged his decision on a couple of traffic lights, and provided substantiating data they collected and compiled themselves, he said it was “engineering-level work” and reported it to the state licensing board.

This one speaks for itself, I think. Incredible!

HT: Dispatches.

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One Comment

  1. Martin LaBar says:
    February 9, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Crazy!

    Thanks for the links.

    Reply

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