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He must be talking about the four way stop crossing, a thing that is entirely unheard of in Europe. Over here, if no road gets priority, it's either a roundabou
by usrusr 10y ago
He must be talking about the four way stop crossing, a thing that is entirely unheard of in Europe. Over here, if no road gets priority, it's either a roundabout or priority to the right. In case of a deadlock, all three solution become first in first out, but only the four way stop requires everybody to shed all inertia even when the resource is not contested.
Compared to the countries of Europe where I have driven, the American traffic I have experienced often seemed excessively polite, to the point where I think that (relative to Europe) it would be more socially acceptable to drive bad because of being dangerously distracted than to drive bad due to being in a hurry.
I have long suspected a causal relation between the politeness and the four way stop, I just can't figure out the direction of causation.
- Dylan16807 10y agoObviously roundabouts are fine. But an unsignaled intersection? Most intersections do not have nearly enough visibility to make a go vs. yield decision while you're going at full speed and traffic from the left or right is also going at full speed.
- usrusr 10y agoEasy one: you don't approach such an intersection at full speed. The difference between safe speed and a complete stop is substantial (even more so if you can pretty much ignore one of two directions).
- Dylan16807 10y ago> Easy one: you don't approach such an intersection at full speed. The difference between safe speed and a complete stop is substantial I still have to slow down a lot because I'm not sure how fast the other drivers are going. At that point it's not a big deal if I stop. > even more so if you can pretty much ignore one of two directions That sounds like an intersection that would not be a four way stop in the first place.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoWhy would everyone blow through an intersection at full speed?