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Yup, it's an instance of warning fatigue. They exist because of the usual bureaucratic CYA risk-avoidance. "We have to do something, this is something" and "I
by vikingerik 5y ago
Yup, it's an instance of warning fatigue.
They exist because of the usual bureaucratic CYA risk-avoidance. "We have to do something, this is something" and "If it saves just one life" and all that, even though the vast majority of stop signs never will. Or even the cumulative man-hours lost by stopping exceeds that one life.
- AuthorizedCust 5y agoI find it’s more of a convenient way for cynical or buffoonic politicians or bureaucrats to shut up squeaky wheels. Nearly every last squeaky wheel requesting a stop sign is wanting a solution to something much more complex. Even though an unwarranted stop sign can’t solve the problem, it’s the cheapest and fastest way to solve the problem, so it’s chosen.
- cryptonector 5y agoIt's also the lowest-cost "something". Installing speed control devices is expensive. Installing a sign is cheap.