I can haz revolooshun now?

[Scout26]

If it turns out there is an engineer lurking in the background, then HE is the one at risk here, not the residents.

Why?    Who gives a crap if "Uncle Bill" or "Cousin Joe" said, "If you want get this report right, then you need to do A, B, and C."

We're talking a farkin' Traffic Study, not how to build the Sears Tower.

It took less then 1 second for google to spit this out after I typed in "How to do a Traffic Study"

http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/traffichandbook/

(note the helpful Data Sheets and Tally forms in the Appendixes)

So I spend a night or three reading this, then take the time to actually do the study and/or teach other folks in the neighborhood what to do, use my mad computer skillz to produce a slick looking report, and I've now violated guild law.  

Andrew L. Ritter, executive director of the engineers licensing board, said it will take three or four months to investigate Lacy's allegation against Cox. He said there is a potential for violation if DOT and the public were misled by "engineering-quality work"- even if the authors did not claim to be engineers.

"We don't take the side of the DOT," Ritter said. "What's best for the public is what we'll find."

FARK THAT.  I'm all for tar, feathers, pitchforks and let the revolution begin !!!  

[roo_ster]

"Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose.'"

Scout, considering heart attack #2, am I sniffing a renewed birth of freedom on your part?

[Scout26]

"Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose.'"

Scout, considering heart attack #2, am I sniffing a renewed birth of freedom on your part?

I've always had that sense of freedom, I've simply become more vocal about it.....

Could it be I that start/lead the revolution  

[roo_ster]

Interview with the HOA dude who has been speaking for the home owners:
http://ncguns.blogspot.com/2011/02/practicing-engineering-without-license.htmlhttp://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?action=post;topic=28181.75;num_replies=77

Interesting nuggets from the interview:

1. The simpering crapweasel of a butthurt bureaucritter referred the home owners' report for CRIMINAL charges.

2. The homeowners went to the Federal Highway Administration website and used the FHWA's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as their guide.

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which has been administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since 1971, is a compilation of national standards for all traffic control devices, including road markings, highway signs, and traffic signals. It is updated periodically to accommodate the nation's changing transportation needs and address new safety technologies, traffic control tools and traffic management techniques.

I have no doubt that any analytically-minded person of above-average intelligence could use such a guide to produce a reasonable report on such a simple problem.