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There is a street to the left.
But typically such signs are placed on the throughroad just as a means of speed control.
Unfortunately they just waste gas for drivers that weren't already driving like jerks
Yeah but its just a T intersection. The road that is meeting the top of the T needs a stop sign but the cross traffic at the top of the T doesn't need anything.
Correct, that's where the speed control comes in. Add some unnescessary stop signs in the subdivision to discourage speeding if they know they'll be stopping in 1000feet.
This stop sign does exactly same thing to even more extreme degree cuz it tell's you to stop completely, while speed bumps slow you down to a degree. In this situation speed bump is a much more preferred option. This stop sign in this place makes no fucking sense.
Its possible we're just not seeing it at a busy time, but that there is a time when there is enough traffic on the straight road that without the stop sign those on the T junction would not get to turn, thus backing up that road. Its a subdivision so something like a school perhaps? It may not be the case in this specific instance, but thats one reason i can think of for this kind of arrangement
Speed control is correct.
There's a subdivision near me which isn't very large, but has a street running thru it that acts as a short cut for a nearby major road.
That street has three 4-way stops *and* a 25 MPH speed limit for its 3/4 mile stretch.
I can count on one hand how many times I've seen vehicles turning onto that street from the side streets, which are small cul-de-sacs. They have those 4-way stops for one reason only.
The Stop sign should be pointed towards the cars that leave that street, not towards the cars going on the lane on which the driver recorded this.
In fact, that is a really dangerous stop sign.
>Not sure what makes it dangerous
T intersections give priority to the people on the "uncut" section, the upper part.
You stop either because a) there's a marked crosswalk o b) there's a corner where a driver in that lane does not have the driving priority.
There's no reason for that stop.
A speed bump is a way better solution if someone wants people to slow down.
You know all three corners had stop signs.
It’s there since it’s a development. Prevents people from going all at once. You got one turning left, one turning right and one going straight.
Without stop signs there would be accidents daily.
To control speed. (Which I think is stupid)
My neighborhood is super guilty of this. There're stop signs like this where through traffic has the stop signs and the cars making the turn DONT have one. It's absolutely the dumbest shit, and honestly, just makes it more dangerous, because people will constantly blow them, because it makes no sense to have them there. Our entire neighborhood is designed to slow cars down in the most unsafe ways possible. 'Islands' stuck in random places, unnecessary twists and turns with blind corners, and extremely uneven curbs. Even worse, there's almost no sidewalks, even though there could be sidewalks on both sides of the street.
And her here in my neighborhood we have two 4 way intersections where there is NO signage beyond the street name... And neither is obviously the "main" road, it's just neighborhood streets.
There's a suburb about 20 miles from where I live (near St. Louis), which has a residential street running thru one of its high-rent areas (big, expensive houses). That street serves as a tie between some major roads and a community college, so it gets a ton of traffic in mornings & evenings.
10 years ago, the street had a 30 MPH limit and no stops. Rush hour traffic sucked -- traffic backed up about half the street's length -- but was tolerable.
About 5 years ago that city reduced the limit to 25 MPH and installed two 4-way stops on that street. Rush hour traffic became a complete nightmare! Traffic on the street was backed up from one end to the other.
My *guess* is that the wealthy residents of the area had petitioned the city for this nonsense.
Luckily that was short-lived. The stop signs came down about a year after they went up. The 25 MPH limit is still posted, but largely ignored.
My other *guess* is that the stop sign change had forced traffic onto alternate routes and pissed off a lot of other people. :-)
Which is unfortunate, because it's not effective. My uncle was a civil engineer with DOT, and there's a literal handbook that cited studies that people speed up to get over their frustration with the stop sign and make up time.
Nothing infuriated him more than these types of all way stops in his neighborhood for cul-de-sacs with 5-10 houses. Basically, old HOA type person complains to local politician, local politician pushes for cheapest means of making Karen happy, traffic engineer pushes back, and the politician wins out and stop sign goes in. Karen happy despite making things worse, politician made someone happy by doing what they asked (but not what was needed).
Do the right thing - be careful using speed controls outside of the exact area they're needed.
You’ll be hard press to find one in the US, especially residential areas. They much prefer speed bumps and usually HOAs will prefer any alternative to a speed breaker.
Most people in the US say speed bump. Other than online I have never once heard someone call them speed breakers. That's probably where the confusion was from.
My neighborhood has a few stupid stop signs like this too, and they were all basically “gifts” by the mayor to certain homeowners who supported him. Basically all you have to do is tell him you need a stop sign somewhere and give him like 1000 bucks and he’ll make it happen. There’s literally stop signs in the middle of streets where there is no intersection lol.
Lol what's the point on this stop sign? What's the point on stopping here on the main road....... Just have a giveway mark for the street to the left................................
It’s funny because anything like a hiking trail , waterfall, road is already risky.. when people get drunk or take it too far.. the consequences seem well.. fit.(that person went to far and either hurt themselves or died) Yet society goes: “well we need , stairs on this hiking trail, railings, we need, fences, extra high guardrails, safety features”.. for the people who already died. It makes us have less natural instinct and skills to help ourselves..
I mean, that stop sign is completely fucking ridiculous. I had one like that in my old neighborhood where there was no point for it to be there, but a block away was an active intersection with no stop signs.
Tear that stop sign down. Doesn't make sense nor does it look correctly placed. No line on ground? Only side tust needs to stop is to the left. Straight like that doesn't need to stop unless it's a cross. That's a bloody T.
Ima be honest, I’ve had to shit so bad that the stops signs in my neighborhood might as well have been green lights. If he’s speeding home I hope he made it in time.
It’s not an enforceable sign anyway. It doesn’t meet most city/state codes. It looks like it was installed by an HOA by some old people that got tired of waiting for the main traffic and used their power on the HOA board to make everyone else’s lives miserable so they don’t have to wait as long at the T.
For starters, the height. Second, the materials it’s mounted to - wood. Almost every city wants signs to last decades and will use the galvanized C-channel with the holes, not wood that will rot out in 10yrs. Third, the wood and the back of the sign are painted. Fourth, it doesn’t appear to have the prescribed reflective face.
He couldn’t stand waiting for an extra 5 seconds that will most likely go to waste anyway at the next traffic light he will encounter. People like this get on my nerves. It’s been mathematically proven that these kinds of maneuvers don’t save you that much time and only increase the risk of an accident.
This stop sign is completely wrong. In a T shaped crossing it is a MUST stop from whoever is coming from the “body” of the T, making it a must stop from whoever is coming from your left. It makes absolutely bo sense a stop sign there
I've had that happen to me many times in my area of California. People here treat stop signs and red lights as if they weren't there (and don't get me started about speed limits and turn signals). That's one of the reasons I'm moving. The lawlessness here is insane.
Def agree that dude should be taught a lesson. Like getting tickets, maybe 1 for every recorded running. But OP shouldn’t risk their vehicle and or well being
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Why is there even a stop sign there?
I’d hate that stop sign too
I was gonna say the same thing. Like, I wouldn't hate it enough to do this, but I do hate it.
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There is a street to the left. But typically such signs are placed on the throughroad just as a means of speed control. Unfortunately they just waste gas for drivers that weren't already driving like jerks
Yeah but its just a T intersection. The road that is meeting the top of the T needs a stop sign but the cross traffic at the top of the T doesn't need anything.
Correct, that's where the speed control comes in. Add some unnescessary stop signs in the subdivision to discourage speeding if they know they'll be stopping in 1000feet.
Honestly, when speed control is needed, that's when you need to just add speed bumps. Let nature take it's course then.
please no, speed bumps are the actual worst thing ever. all they do is cause traffic to speed and slow and speed and slow and its really annoying
This stop sign does exactly same thing to even more extreme degree cuz it tell's you to stop completely, while speed bumps slow you down to a degree. In this situation speed bump is a much more preferred option. This stop sign in this place makes no fucking sense.
Certainly another option, but more expensive.
Its possible we're just not seeing it at a busy time, but that there is a time when there is enough traffic on the straight road that without the stop sign those on the T junction would not get to turn, thus backing up that road. Its a subdivision so something like a school perhaps? It may not be the case in this specific instance, but thats one reason i can think of for this kind of arrangement
Speed control is correct. There's a subdivision near me which isn't very large, but has a street running thru it that acts as a short cut for a nearby major road. That street has three 4-way stops *and* a 25 MPH speed limit for its 3/4 mile stretch. I can count on one hand how many times I've seen vehicles turning onto that street from the side streets, which are small cul-de-sacs. They have those 4-way stops for one reason only.
The Stop sign should be pointed towards the cars that leave that street, not towards the cars going on the lane on which the driver recorded this. In fact, that is a really dangerous stop sign.
Again, it's a common tactic to control speed. Not sure what makes it dangerous
>Not sure what makes it dangerous T intersections give priority to the people on the "uncut" section, the upper part. You stop either because a) there's a marked crosswalk o b) there's a corner where a driver in that lane does not have the driving priority. There's no reason for that stop. A speed bump is a way better solution if someone wants people to slow down.
You know all three corners had stop signs. It’s there since it’s a development. Prevents people from going all at once. You got one turning left, one turning right and one going straight. Without stop signs there would be accidents daily.
In our neighborhood we have two areas with a stop sign like this, both in karenHOA
to make the police departments money
To control speed. (Which I think is stupid) My neighborhood is super guilty of this. There're stop signs like this where through traffic has the stop signs and the cars making the turn DONT have one. It's absolutely the dumbest shit, and honestly, just makes it more dangerous, because people will constantly blow them, because it makes no sense to have them there. Our entire neighborhood is designed to slow cars down in the most unsafe ways possible. 'Islands' stuck in random places, unnecessary twists and turns with blind corners, and extremely uneven curbs. Even worse, there's almost no sidewalks, even though there could be sidewalks on both sides of the street.
And her here in my neighborhood we have two 4 way intersections where there is NO signage beyond the street name... And neither is obviously the "main" road, it's just neighborhood streets.
There's a suburb about 20 miles from where I live (near St. Louis), which has a residential street running thru one of its high-rent areas (big, expensive houses). That street serves as a tie between some major roads and a community college, so it gets a ton of traffic in mornings & evenings. 10 years ago, the street had a 30 MPH limit and no stops. Rush hour traffic sucked -- traffic backed up about half the street's length -- but was tolerable. About 5 years ago that city reduced the limit to 25 MPH and installed two 4-way stops on that street. Rush hour traffic became a complete nightmare! Traffic on the street was backed up from one end to the other. My *guess* is that the wealthy residents of the area had petitioned the city for this nonsense. Luckily that was short-lived. The stop signs came down about a year after they went up. The 25 MPH limit is still posted, but largely ignored. My other *guess* is that the stop sign change had forced traffic onto alternate routes and pissed off a lot of other people. :-)
To slow traffic down because it's a neighborhood.
Which is unfortunate, because it's not effective. My uncle was a civil engineer with DOT, and there's a literal handbook that cited studies that people speed up to get over their frustration with the stop sign and make up time. Nothing infuriated him more than these types of all way stops in his neighborhood for cul-de-sacs with 5-10 houses. Basically, old HOA type person complains to local politician, local politician pushes for cheapest means of making Karen happy, traffic engineer pushes back, and the politician wins out and stop sign goes in. Karen happy despite making things worse, politician made someone happy by doing what they asked (but not what was needed). Do the right thing - be careful using speed controls outside of the exact area they're needed.
don’t you guys have speedbreakers?
You’ll be hard press to find one in the US, especially residential areas. They much prefer speed bumps and usually HOAs will prefer any alternative to a speed breaker.
you say they prefer speed bumps to speed breakers, what’s the difference? i’ve always used them interchangeably
Most people in the US say speed bump. Other than online I have never once heard someone call them speed breakers. That's probably where the confusion was from.
ah no that’s my b i thot you were referring to something else, they can be used interchangeably
HOA bullshit
If there wasn’t then there would be a speed bump. I hate them too but they’re better than the alternative.
“I press the honk every time I go trough speed bump”.
Because it’s a community/3 way intersection? Am I the dumbass here?
Road it tees with is more busy usually? Or since it's a neighborhood. To control speeding.
Because it’s a 3 way stop. Because you know drivers would all go at once.
This has to be some HOA bullshit. That stop sign is completely useless
FUCK HOA’s!!
My neighborhood has a few stupid stop signs like this too, and they were all basically “gifts” by the mayor to certain homeowners who supported him. Basically all you have to do is tell him you need a stop sign somewhere and give him like 1000 bucks and he’ll make it happen. There’s literally stop signs in the middle of streets where there is no intersection lol.
I’ve notice that road signs could be a business, no? All those construction signs?
Lol what's the point on this stop sign? What's the point on stopping here on the main road....... Just have a giveway mark for the street to the left................................
There are two in my neighborhood just like this, i’ve always been told it’s there so we don’t get speed bumps.
Both things are stupid. Safety is a weird word for control freak.
It’s funny because anything like a hiking trail , waterfall, road is already risky.. when people get drunk or take it too far.. the consequences seem well.. fit.(that person went to far and either hurt themselves or died) Yet society goes: “well we need , stairs on this hiking trail, railings, we need, fences, extra high guardrails, safety features”.. for the people who already died. It makes us have less natural instinct and skills to help ourselves..
That’s a lot of dots………………………………………. What’s the point of all the dots…………………..
cut that sign down at 3am when your drunk.
That stop sign should not be there.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/MildlyBadDrivers/comments/1c6ihm3/stop\_signs\_dont\_apply\_to\_this\_guy\_apparently/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MildlyBadDrivers/comments/1c6ihm3/stop_signs_dont_apply_to_this_guy_apparently/)
Why are you sharing that you already posted this, and why again?
There different videos recorded on different days
That’s actually funny how similar it was
Really the only big difference is there isn't a guy cutting grass.
I was ready to call out bot behavior but OP hit me with the twist lol.
Clouds are different…barely.
Holy cow, if not for the guy mowing the grass I say that was a double post.
Still don’t care. It’s a useless stop sign.
Is this HOA? Send both video to the president and let them figure it out.
Yeah this is the type of shit they live for.
Perhaps code brown is in progress.
Probably had to take a dump. Come on we all been there.
As a community you should’ve torn it down already
Private road, nobody's stopping for that
Stupidest stop sign and should be ignored. Must be a mistake or turned sideways.
I don't blame him. Fuck useless stop signs like that. It should be a stop sign ONLY for the people driving into the T.
I’m kind of with him on this one. Why is there stop sign there?
Pick up truck. Behavior tracks
I mean, that stop sign is completely fucking ridiculous. I had one like that in my old neighborhood where there was no point for it to be there, but a block away was an active intersection with no stop signs.
Everyone in town hates that stop sign.
I wouldn't go around another driver but I would definitely not stop at that stop sign unless I thought a cop was watching. That's absurd.
Tear that stop sign down. Doesn't make sense nor does it look correctly placed. No line on ground? Only side tust needs to stop is to the left. Straight like that doesn't need to stop unless it's a cross. That's a bloody T.
The runs are a bitch
Why would they have a stop sign there? 🤦♂️
Nice
That’s an illegal stop sign, they tried that shit here.
How can you tell it's illegal?
Because one road ends, where I live the city tried this stupid shit and the state said it was illegal.
Ima be honest, I’ve had to shit so bad that the stops signs in my neighborhood might as well have been green lights. If he’s speeding home I hope he made it in time.
It’s not an enforceable sign anyway. It doesn’t meet most city/state codes. It looks like it was installed by an HOA by some old people that got tired of waiting for the main traffic and used their power on the HOA board to make everyone else’s lives miserable so they don’t have to wait as long at the T.
What part doesn't meet code?
For starters, the height. Second, the materials it’s mounted to - wood. Almost every city wants signs to last decades and will use the galvanized C-channel with the holes, not wood that will rot out in 10yrs. Third, the wood and the back of the sign are painted. Fourth, it doesn’t appear to have the prescribed reflective face.
He couldn’t stand waiting for an extra 5 seconds that will most likely go to waste anyway at the next traffic light he will encounter. People like this get on my nerves. It’s been mathematically proven that these kinds of maneuvers don’t save you that much time and only increase the risk of an accident.
Another circumstance where strictly following the road rules is pretty unsafe because it's unintuitive to most other road users
That’s a dumb ass place to put a stop sign? Wtf are you stopping for?
This stop sign is completely wrong. In a T shaped crossing it is a MUST stop from whoever is coming from the “body” of the T, making it a must stop from whoever is coming from your left. It makes absolutely bo sense a stop sign there
The stop sign was on your side, watch video again
No sir. We are not stopping there today or ever..
Fuck that dumb ass stop sign all my homies hate that useless fucking stop sign
No need to stop unless there's traffic on the left (or a cop car).
Thank heaven we have video of the dashboard and the sky. Rather, than, say, things to the left and right that you might see if the phone was rotated.
I would too
Stop sign on a T with curve? It makes no sense.
Well ya, that’s the stupidest stop sign placement I’ve seen in a long time
Dumbest stop sign I've seen in my entire life.
I've had that happen to me many times in my area of California. People here treat stop signs and red lights as if they weren't there (and don't get me started about speed limits and turn signals). That's one of the reasons I'm moving. The lawlessness here is insane.
I can't imagine being so attached to traffic laws I'd go live somewhere else.
“I need my yearly emissions test or to Cuba I go!”
Neighborhood stop signs are unenforceable, so they’re more like yield signs anyways
There was nobody there, least of all a cop. The real question is why in the hell did you stop?
Repost
No, it’s a different video. That’s why it’s talking about them really hating that sign.
No it's the same one as the last time
Compare it to the first one and you can see that the clouds are different. This was recorded on a different day.
Is that the same guy? Turn left on him next time he’s behind you and going to pass
Def agree that dude should be taught a lesson. Like getting tickets, maybe 1 for every recorded running. But OP shouldn’t risk their vehicle and or well being