I found that the Mexicans 9in Mexico) use four-way speed bumps instead of stop signs - seems to work just as well, since that's how we use them anyway, as you pointed out.
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Yeah the 4-way stop is a PITA most of the time, actually. > > They are WAY over-used IMO. Most of them should be stops or yields on the > lower-traffic cross street and no stop on the main or through road. Or > maybe the (I think) euro convention of just yielding to traffic on the right > (or is it left?) at any unsignaled intersection. > > I think a lot of places use stop signs like speed bumps, just making people > stop at every intersection to keep speeds under control. Not a very good > idea, and a big fuel waster continually stopping and accelerating, stopping > again at the next block, etc. > > > -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
