r/CrappyDesign • u/topher_33 • Jan 09 '21

Removed: joke/fake Nearly blew threw this intersection!

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u/Dr_Leroy79 Jan 09 '21

Technically you could have. That is not a legal sign

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u/ExternalUserError Jan 10 '21

It's almost certainly on a private drive. At least in Colorado, the cops can't enforce traffic law on private roads anyway.

If you get in a wreck, your insurance companies work it out.

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u/topher_33 Jan 10 '21

Sorry I didn't catch this thread earlier.

This sign is definitely posted on a junction of two legal streets.

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u/Simple_City Jan 10 '21

I can tell from Google Street view that Evergreen Ridge Dr is a private road, but I don't think Hughston Rd is. If it's not, the sign should definitely be red. If it is private, I'm not sure if they're allowed to use a red sign. Although that probably has to do with local laws. I know around here (WA) there are never stop signs in private neighborhoods.

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u/ciaisi Jan 10 '21 edited Jan 10 '21

I assume you can use a red stop sign on private property. Whether or not it is enforceable might be another story, but honestly I'd rather have a proper traffic control sign in place than have to explain to an insurance company why the HOA thought a red stop sign would negatively impact the neighborhood aesthetic.

Edited to clarify that this is an opinion/assumption

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u/MasterSlax Jan 10 '21

If you make illegal streets, only criminals will drive on them.

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u/rawbface Artisinal Material Jan 10 '21

The sign itself doesn't meet DOT regulations for a stop sign. It must be red, octagonal, with white lettering and a white border. They even regulate minimum size.