7 ms·

Stop signs are fairly common out in rural areas without much traffic in the UK. The US just has a lot more of that. We also just have roundabouts all over the

• leephillips 6y ago
  But this is about DC. DC is full of intersections which should be controlled by traffic lights but have either nothing or a stop sign, because that’s cheaper. It’s an example of the generally poor infrastructure, and it makes the pedestrian experience rather annoying.
  • mb7733 6y ago
    I think the pedestrian experience of 4-way stops is pretty great - you always get right of way. Pedestrian experience is probably the one downside of roundabouts.
    • leephillips 6y ago
      It didn’t seem great to me when I lived in DC. Having the “right of way” doesn’t mean that cars, eager to grab their turn, will respect it, or even see you. Plus, most of these are not 4-way stop signs. And, DC has plenty of roundabouts as well (streets were laid out in the 18th c. by a French dude). And that’s even worse, as a driver or a pedestrian, because US drivers have no idea what to do in a traffic circle.
      • happymellon 6y ago
        It's a one way road that you are joining. Nothing more complicated than that.
  • LatteLazy 6y ago
    Poor design for pedestrians/drivers is good design for tax payers it seems...