Re:Tesla to recall vehicles that may disobey stop signs
by com2kid on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @12:58PM
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There is one intersection in Kirkland WA that needs to be a round about. Every day during rush hour one stop sign is responsible for a 3-5 minute line of traffic.
But you know what? Everyone stops at it Even though it is stupid, and there is almost no chance of cross traffic, people stop at it.
(It is on 116th ave in Bridal Trails, anyone local reading this knows the stop sign I'm talking about!)
So yes, some very stupid stop signs exist.
The neighborhood I live in now has a compromise stop signs every block going east/west, but no stop signs going north/south. It works out well enough!
Indeed, roundabouts would solve a lot of these problems.
One private gated community around here just uses giant speed bumps. Another, somewhat jarring, solution to the problem!
Re:Tesla to recall vehicles that may disobey stop signs
by Underphil on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @07:51PM
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"But you know what? Everyone stops at it Even though it is stupid, and there is almost no chance of cross traffic, people stop at it."
Is it a place where the cops sit to get some easy tickets? That might explain it.
Most stop signs I encounter in my commute and trips into town could be safely converted into roundabouts while still keeping neighborhood driving speeds low, but since this is the USA, nobody understands how to use roundabouts, so we sit there like idiots stopping every 300 feet of travel.