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   From: liamoconnor@example.com   
      
   On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 23:40:59 -0500, nospam wrote:   
      
   > if it's not in compliance with mutcd, out it goes and any citations   
   > issued are dismissed.   
      
   I understand your point.   
   a) If it's in compliance with the mutcd, it stays.   
   b) If it's not in compliance with the mutcd, it goes   
      
   At the moment, since the people putting up those signs didn't   
   respect the law, I see it as my duty to purposefully disrespect   
   those very same stop signs.   
      
   Here's what PAGE 1 of the MUTCD has to say about "respect"   
      
   [quote]   
   To be effective, a traffic control device should meet five basic   
   requirements:   
   A. Fulfill a need;   
   B. Command attention;   
   C. Convey a clear, simple meaning;   
   D. Command respect from road users; and   
   E. Give adequate time for proper response.   
      
   Design, placement, operation, maintenance, and uniformity are aspects that   
   should be carefully considered in order to maximize the ability of a   
   traffic control device to meet the five requirements listed in the previous   
   paragraph.   
      
   On page 50 of that document, the NHTSA states what the requirements   
   are for a proper stop sign.   
      
   I can't see how it's possible such signs meet those requirements.   
   Therefore, they cannot command my respect.   
      
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