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Portland, Oregon has a roundabout with four stop signs and I've been mad about it for thirty years. Why?!
by citizenkeen 3y ago
Portland, Oregon has a roundabout with four stop signs and I've been mad about it for thirty years. Why?!
- InSteady 3y agoBecause its on a busy intersection and people are idiots. I've used it hundreds if not thousands of times on my bike, not to mention as a pedestrian. I would not do either one if not for the stop signs. I've seen so many idiotic interactions over the years that were only mitigated by the slow speeds starting from a full stop. People like to zoom down Cesar Chavez especially at night when traffic is light. It would be a death zone for pedestrians and cyclists under normal traffic circle conditions imo. Also, there are heavily used crossings for two different elementary schools within a few hundred feet of this traffic circle. The impediment to flow of traffic is probably intentional for that reason alone.
- nonethewiser 3y agoBut why not just put a yield sign? I can honestly see why absolutely no sign suggest you have the right of way.