XPost: misc.legal, ca.driving, ba.transportation   
   From: twsherman@REMOVE_THISsouthslope.net   
      
   On 3/9/2014 12:19 AM, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   > On 03/08/2014 10:30 PM, Liam O'Connor wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:33:43 -0500, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Maybe you can find out what your neighbors think about the   
   >>> stop sign.  If most of them have the same viewpoint   
   >>   
   >> On this, I doubt that the neighbors will be of like mind.   
   >> Most people in California are sheep. This isn't a political   
   >> ng, so, I really shouldn't delve deeper.   
   >   
   > I don't think there would be any harm in asking in an informal manner.   
   > Maybe you could phrase it as why do we need this stop sign here. There's   
   > hardly any traffic and it's quite easy to make a turn without having to   
   > stop.  And then see what the response is.   
   >   
   > If no one is in favor, then you may be able to count on the relative   
   > apathy most people have regarding this issue.  That is, you go to the   
   > appropriate government agency (make an appointment to speak with the   
   > correct official) and then claim that the stop sign isn't necessary. You   
   > can outline your reasoning as you have in numerous posts in this and the   
   > other thread (though I wouldn't go into you ignoring the stop sign part   
   > of it), and ask for it to be removed.   
   >   
   > Assuming no one in your neighborhood raises an objection, then it may   
   > just get removed and your neighbors will just think they removed it for   
   > a "reason."   
      
   Pay some kids from da 'hood to steal the signs, and the city may not   
   bother replacing them. ;)   
      
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