Road construction made a little better

There has been quite a lot of work on the roads since we moved here.  Often when there is road construction there is little warning; all of a sudden there are cones in the road and you have to change lanes.  If you are lucky though, you are warned by the flagger.  I was able to get a picture of one such flagger with my phone the other day:

 

I'm not sure if this is a testiment to the dangers of the job, or simply a way to save some money.  Either way, I love it.