[NotGolfer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

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 with negate about 900 stop sign roll throughs, so is it worth it????

Great response!!! We ALL see folks who roll through stop signs and almost never yield as well. It has been our observation, many times, that someone who was in such a hurry to begin with gets bogged down by traffic (and we catch up to them). I'd say many have years of bad habits that they've brouight with them here.