Traffic signal falls, smashes through windshield - City of Houston refuses to pay damages

So you're driving down the street, listening to the radio and thinking about nothing in particular, when a big, yellow traffic signal — the kind that hangs from wires above an intersection — smashes through your windshield and makes itself a passenger in your front seat.
Such may be a good definition of a bad day. But if you think the city will pay for the damage to your car or injuries you suffer from this moment of mayhem, think again. Full Story - Car & Driver Magazine - Chesterfield Cigarettes - J C Whitney