I’m a British person who had immigrated to North America. A four (or more) way stop sign is not replacing a yield at an intersection, it is replacing a roundabo

I’m a British person who had immigrated to North America. A four (or more) way stop sign is not replacing a yield at an intersection, it is replacing a roundabout. The reason you must come to a full stop is to signal to other drivers the time you arrived, since that is strictly the order that people use to go. It’s also a safety issue since you need to check right and left for out of control cars, bikes and so on. As s system I prefer roundabouts as they keep the traffic flowing, but anecdotally the stop sign seems much safer. Finally it’s a an enforcement issue. Cops don’t have to argue that you didn’t slow enough. If you didn’t stop completely you broke the law.