My gripe is sort of Hurricane related, and perhaps is too state specific... Anyway, in NY, when a traffic light is out the law says you're supposed to treat it like its a stop sign. Its a pretty simple concept, and kind of just harkens back to before there were stop lights; everyone is careful when they come to an intersection so they don't get plowed into by the idiot coming the other way, right?
Either that or I've been inventing state laws again, because I was the only one stopping on the way to work on Monday..