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Let's make most stop signs into yield signs, even for cars. Being on edge (alert) causes drivers to be focused, which reduces accidents. See roundabouts.

ajmurmann 11y ago
Yes, please! Those stop signs everywhere are often times unnecessary and a gigantic waste of fuel. Let's just give one street the right of way and the other street gets a yield sign. If they are both major streets, there should be a traffic light or a circle depending on the traffic patterns.
- tabio 11y ago
  circles and lights cost a lot more than signs.
  - ajmurmann 11y ago
    Agreed. However, I don't think we would need many more off then than we already have. I was just trying to make clear that I don't think we should turn every intersection into one with one street having the right of way and their other one having a yield sign.
  - Symbiote 11y ago
    A mini roundabout in the UK is usually just a big white circle painted on the road [1]. It means "yield to the right" (driving on the left), and presumably costs a similar amount to other markings painted on the road. The one pictured has very poor visibility, so it's expected that drivers will almost-but-not-quite stop until they can see. [2] is more typical. A driver where the camera is can proceed, since they can see the other car is turning out of the junction and none are following it. Large vehicles like buses can drive over the white dot, since it's just paint. [1] http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/images/7/75/Tiny_mini_roundabout_1_-_Coppermine_-_4700.JPG http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/images/7/75/Tiny_mini_rou... [2] http://thumbsnap.com/i/LKjHG2eP.jpg http://thumbsnap.com/i/LKjHG2eP.jpg
- t0mas88 11y ago
  Welcome to Europe ;-) we have virtually no stop signs, just a priority to one road or lights when it's too busy for that. And in the last 20 years a lot of roundabouts were added to that mix.

ajmurmann 11y ago

Yes, please! Those stop signs everywhere are often times unnecessary and a gigantic waste of fuel. Let's just give one street the right of way and the other street gets a yield sign. If they are both major streets, there should be a traffic light or a circle depending on the traffic patterns.

tabio 11y ago
circles and lights cost a lot more than signs.
- ajmurmann 11y ago
  Agreed. However, I don't think we would need many more off then than we already have. I was just trying to make clear that I don't think we should turn every intersection into one with one street having the right of way and their other one having a yield sign.
- Symbiote 11y ago
  A mini roundabout in the UK is usually just a big white circle painted on the road [1]. It means "yield to the right" (driving on the left), and presumably costs a similar amount to other markings painted on the road. The one pictured has very poor visibility, so it's expected that drivers will almost-but-not-quite stop until they can see. [2] is more typical. A driver where the camera is can proceed, since they can see the other car is turning out of the junction and none are following it. Large vehicles like buses can drive over the white dot, since it's just paint. [1] http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/images/7/75/Tiny_mini_roundabout_1_-_Coppermine_-_4700.JPG http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/images/7/75/Tiny_mini_rou... [2] http://thumbsnap.com/i/LKjHG2eP.jpg http://thumbsnap.com/i/LKjHG2eP.jpg
t0mas88 11y ago
Welcome to Europe ;-) we have virtually no stop signs, just a priority to one road or lights when it's too busy for that. And in the last 20 years a lot of roundabouts were added to that mix.