Inanimate carbon rod vs. Olympic Torch

"The torch was taken on a surprise route through San Francisco" according to the BBC. I've been to San Fran just the once and with those hills you'd want to be pretty carefully planning your routes or you could have yourself a coronary. As for the Olympic Torch...well...at least the old Inanimate Carbon Rod could make it through the streets without being guarded by armed troops and anyone that did want to get it would be doing so out of adoration. Most people appear to want to snuff out the dear young Torch.