[iopq]

Yes, that light is costing tax payers every year to operate it. The law should be changed so that there is no need to do this.

[germanier]

Changing the law and checking correct enforcement costs way more in people hours than the cost of operating a single traffic light. People underestimate the cost of regulation. Also, a consistent and simple set of rules should always be preferred and causes less human errors.

[vidarh]

How much do you think it will cost to verify that such a legal change will not have unintended side effects?

[dagss]

Changing the law costs a lot, lot more you know..