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Re:We're excited about our new roundabout by btbuildem on Monday October 07, 2024 @08:56AM (#41765548)
90% of stop signs in the US/Canada should actually be yield signs. Stop signs are reserved for "dangerous" intersections, ie spots where a driver can't safely see or make a decision without first stopping.

Throwing a red octagon at every single intersection of two roads is lazy and absurd. It encourages people to break the rules (just run the stop sign) and cause accidents (zone out, stop and go without actually looking).

Re:We're excited about our new roundabout by vhodges on Monday October 07, 2024 @10:32AM (#41766405)
There's a T intersection in Mission BC that has a stop sign that (for people turning right) should be a yield (at most) because to the left is a one-way after the intersection eg no one should be coming from there :) but the problem is it's single lane and people making a left there should stop.

When turning right, I and a lot of people barely bother slowing down. It's always a bit frustrating when someone does what the sign (and the law of course) says when the don't need too from a pragmatic point of view :-D.

Re:We're excited about our new roundabout by artursapek on Monday October 07, 2024 @09:17AM (#41765693)
Funny, I live in the US and I treat about 90% of stop signs as yield signs. My ex-wife would complain about it to me all the time as if I’m doing something wrong, but I never stopped lol
Re:We're excited about our new roundabout by onlyrealcuzzo on Monday October 07, 2024 @09:52AM (#41766025)
I presume you mean a rolling stop and not a yield?
Re:We're excited about our new roundabout by artursapek on Monday October 07, 2024 @09:54AM (#41766040)
Yeah, slow down to 3-5 mph and make sure there’s nobody coming, then keep going.