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The Tom Scott video has a good animation on this: https://youtu.be/SYeeTvitvFU?t=119 https://youtu.be/SYeeTvitvFU?t=119 Because of the layout of the junction t

• heisenzombie 6y ago
  Wow: The _very first_ car in that video to arrive at the stop sign fails to stop. Of the vehicles in the video we see traversing a stop sign, I count 5 cars that come to a stop and 5 that do not. (One bicycle crosses: it comes to a complete stop).
  • Symbiote 6y ago
    That surprised me. Stop signs are so rare in the UK -- I can only think of one in the area I grew up -- that they're taken seriously. Or at least, I thought they were. "Until 2016, each stop sign had to be individually approved by the Secretary of State for Transport.", though that requirement has been removed.
  • laurieg 6y ago
    The very first car in _that video_ fails to stop. You don't know how many times they recorded the intro. I'm not trying to imply Tom Scott is being dishonest. We just don't know from the video.
• xxpor 6y ago
  Why don't they just add a traffic light?
  • 2019-nCoV 6y ago
    It is the UK. If they were to do anything a roundabout would be more suitable.
    • xxpor 6y ago
      Good point, it does look like there's enough room for one too.
  • fozziehi 6y ago
    No electricity in the area and it is a conservation site so digging lines probably wouldn't be possible.
    • ajuc 6y ago
      In my country they have these traffic lights with solar cell/battery and a small wind turbine. Seem to work well.
    • 7952 6y ago
      You would just run the power cables under the road. But it would be expensive and cause disruption.