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> there are stop signs in all 4 directions This is a complete aside, but woah, is this common in SF? They simply aren't used here where I am (roundabouts are u

• School-Cotton 3y ago
  Roundabouts are rare in the US. Four-way stops are far more common. If the authorities find a particular one to be too dangerous, they would normally install traffic lights rather than replace it with a roundabout.
  • girvo 3y ago
    Fascinating. I wonder what the cultural difference is that caused us to go in different directions on that?
• hot_gril 3y ago
  I like roundabouts, but don't they require more space?
  • lozenge 3y ago
    No, you can also have a mini roundabout, which is a white circle painted on the road. Maybe slightly raised but with no kerb so you can just drive over it. Yield to anybody in the junction and yield to the right (we drive on the left). Very common in the UK instead of stop signs at intersections. Stop signs are only in rare places where a hedge or other environment prevents you from being able to see and yield to approaching traffic while approaching the junction. Even in that case there would never be a four way stop.
    • hot_gril 3y ago
      Interesting. We have a few of those in the US, but get this, they have stop signs too!
      • ianleighton 3y ago
        IIRC Vigo, in Galicia (Spain) struck me as a case of a decently dense city that used roundabouts at relatively compact intersections in the city center, along one street at least: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwZYypxT5SjBr1QE7?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwZYypxT5SjBr1QE7?g_st=ic
  • agos 3y ago
    even it it were the case, it's not like American roads lack in space
    • hot_gril 3y ago
      They do in some places, like SF. Though even SF has more road than some Europe or Middle East cities.