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Originally Posted by Yosemite
I have great difficulty turning out of my street because the neighbor on the corner has intentionally planted a large tree on the corner "to force people to stop." Well, that tree blocks the sight line for the oncoming traffic and making that turn is now very difficult and dangerous. And, that is the ONLY way out of the neighborhood; I live on a cul-de-sac off of a dead end street. Is this an issue I can bring to the deed compliance people, as a landscaping violation, or do I seek help from the sheriff as a traffic problem? I know talking to the neighbor is the first line of defense, and I have tried that to no avail.
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My question is: How do you know he intentionally planted the tree to "force people to stop"? Did he specifically tell you that?
IF so, I have absolutely zero, nadda, zilch tolerance for that type of behavior. It's no different than the bozos who plant themselves in the left lane of 466 at 30 mph because
they think that is fast enough. We are a nation of laws. We elect representatives to a legislature that writes the laws, then the police enforce those laws. It is
NOT up to any individual citizen to revise or rewrite the law based on his own opinion, and certainly not his right to cram his opinion down everyone's throat by taking actions that essentially amount to a mass enforcement. Just as those left lane clowns create a safety hazard as everyone else makes half a$$ed moves to get around them, this tree is a safety hazard if it blocks the view of oncoming traffic, or cyclists, or pedestrians. I wonder how this homeowner would feel if a cyclist was killed because of the poor visibility he created. Would he feel any responsibility at all? Or would he have such a "holier than thou" attitude that he would place 100% blame on the other parties?
Most municipalities have some sort of ordinance that prevents homeowners from obstructing the view of traffic. I would contact either deed compliance or the county sheriff's office---If you pick the wrong one, they will refer you to the other
If drivers are not stopping for the stop sign, he should have called the sheriff. Maybe they would monitor that intersection, but most likely they would write him off as a crackpot bellyacher with nothing better to do.
As far as drivers rolling through stop signs goes---you save about 1 second---but a single 15 minute stop by LEO will negate about 900 stop sign roll throughs, so is it worth it????