> with ridiculous cases like four-way stop signs on roads where you could literally see hundreds of feet down each of the other roads, and not a car in sight ex

> with ridiculous cases like four-way stop signs on roads where you could literally see hundreds of feet down each of the other roads, and not a car in sight except the cop car parked next to the intersection. Keep in mind that rotaries are extremely rare in the US, and that many four-way stops are replacing what would be rotaries in the UK. Also, some intersections are more dangerous than they look. I remember a 4-way intersection with a 3-way stop that looked safe, but after the 10th traffic accident or so, the town said, "Let's just make it a 4-way stop," and the accidents stopped. One of entering roads was right after a major speed change (so people wouldn't slow down enough), and another had slightly worse visibility than it seemed. But once everybody was made to stop, the intersection worked safely, at the cost of adding 30 seconds of travel time.