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[–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They allegedly did a study to see whether there was enough traffic, a step which requires a certain commitment of resources. If the placement of a stop sign would've harmed safety by displacing traffic flow, then they could've cited that without spending time on a study. But they didn't, from which we can conclude that a stop sign is okay there.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Ah, I understand. Thank you.

    That's a decent example of what I've been saying - basing a conclusion like that on the wording of an uncited press statement is pretty spurious. There simply may have been more reasons and this was judged the easiest to explain (which happens frequently), and without more information we simply aren't equipped to make an informed judgement. Much as he wasn't when he made the initial decision, but admittedly we're facing far less severe consequences for being wrong.

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