A local highway authority is aware of a junction where visibility is poor. Engineers have recommended erecting a warning sign, but the council decides to prioritise funds elsewhere. Months later, a driver is seriously injured in a collision at that junction and sues the authority in negligence for failing to act on the recommendation.
Which statement best explains the legal position?

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A local highway authority is aware of a junction where visibility is poor. Engineers have recommended erecting a warning sign, but the council decides to prioritise funds elsewhere. Months later, a driver is seriously injured in a collision at that junction and sues the authority in negligence for failing to act on the recommendation. 
 Which statement best explains the legal position?

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The council is liable because it negligently failed to exercise a statutory power designed to protect road users.

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The Council is not liable because decisions about how to allocate public funds are protected by statutory immunity.

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The Council is not liable because its decision did not make the situation worse.

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The council is liable because it owed a general common law duty to make roads as safe as reasonably possible.

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The Council is liable because it could reasonably foresee that its inaction might lead to accidents.

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