On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:56:07 -0500, Mike Duffy
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:56:05 -0500, wrote:

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My neighbor did this in MD and totaled a corvette

Best to check your local highway codes first. Here, anything within a
certain distance of the centre-line is on the public right-of-way, and I
suspect there are rules in place against dangerous structures in order to
ensure safety of the motoring public as well as public employees.
(snow-removal, etc.)

Regardless of codes, if someone ends up dead because of something stupidly
dangerous your friend constructed, your friend can be sued. Also, whoever
owns the land can be sued. (i.e. state / municipality).

Not a lot of snow removing here in south Florida and when the Corvette
guy tried to sue in Maryland, it was quickly pointed out, the damage
was caused by his speeding and losing control of his vehicle on a
residential street. If he couldn't miss a mailbox, what if it was a
kid on a bike? They quickly folded up and left.
If anyone wanted to say anything to me about building a hazard in the
right of way, I would quickly point to the royal palms that are
everywhere around here and the live oaks the city is planing right
next to the road on US41, a federal highway with a 50 MPH speed limit.
(read 65 in reality)