Only one stop sign? (On the right side) On an exit ramp

Started by tolbs17, February 25, 2022, 05:15:34 PM

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GaryV

Give tolbs a break.  NC has money to slap Interstate signs all over the place, so they probably slap up extra stop signs too. He can't help it if he's from a slap-happy place.
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skluth

Quote from: tolbs17 on February 25, 2022, 07:10:24 PM
Quote from: skluth on February 25, 2022, 07:08:58 PM
Seems like a personal problem to me
To have one or both stop signs at each exit ramp?
To care either way. If there's one stop sign, great. If there is more than one sign, that's great too. I don't care as long there is at least one stop sign. I don't see the point of more than one unless there's a serious problem locally with sign theft or vandalism, but I'm not going to get worked up about one vs >1 sign.

I'm fine with Clearview font signs too despite the heartburn it causes some posters here.

US 89

Quote from: tolbs17 on February 25, 2022, 05:15:34 PM
I know Utah and Missouri are like that. All exit ramps should have stop signs on both sides.

https://goo.gl/maps/FtgxFs5iwoP1fuJN9

Out of the bazillion exit ramps in Utah, you pick this one to get annoyed it doesn't have two stop signs? I'd be surprised if the number of cars that use that ramp in a day is two digits long. There's literally no reason to put up more than one stop sign unless there's some extenuating factor like a very high crash rate or weird geometry or sign theft or something else of the sort.

webny99


webny99

I am actually fine with having two stop signs at an exit ramp, since in most cases, it's an additional reminder that you have to stop and cross traffic doesn't. Most interchanges in New York are busy enough for signals, but those that don't have signals usually have two stop signs: I-390 Exit 6 and I-190 Exit 23 before it was converted to a much needed signal a couple of years ago.  However, counter examples can be found, like I-81 at NY 104, where the geometry of the interchange is such that a second stop sign wouldn't serve much purpose.

sprjus4

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 25, 2022, 06:47:24 PM
Quote from: FrCorySticha on February 25, 2022, 06:45:13 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 25, 2022, 06:42:40 PM

You mean to say the world doesn't revolve around North Carolina?

Nope. It revolves around Montana. :D

If only that was true...  I really do dig solitude and 75 MPH surface highway speeds.
I believe 70 mph is the highest on surface roads, then 80 mph on the interstates.

IIRC, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada are the only examples with 75 mph speed limits on surface roads.

And Texas is the only one on two-lane roads.

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FrCorySticha

Quote from: sprjus4 on February 27, 2022, 01:21:02 AM

I believe 70 mph is the highest on surface roads, then 80 mph on the interstates.

IIRC, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada are the only examples with 75 mph speed limits on surface roads.

And Texas is the only one on two-lane roads.

Yes, most two-lane roads are 70 MPH speed limits and most Interstates are 80 MPH. However, there's a difference between speed limits and what people actually do. It's not uncommon to see people doing 75 on two-lanes.

jeffandnicole

So, here's a GSV dump of stop signs at the end of ramps along I-295 in NJ:

Exit 2 B-C, NB: https://goo.gl/maps/BbKUqa6gCC5EfkfC6

Exit 7, NB: https://goo.gl/maps/4fS7iY6GHkwM4ybC6

Exit 7, SB: https://goo.gl/maps/2de9rPStbmG7dokFA

Exit 23, SB: https://goo.gl/maps/eWra85hNdepfePQA8

Exit 10, NB: https://goo.gl/maps/DR5zyNpXcRwYug7s8

Exit 14, NB: https://goo.gl/maps/6NXbvXM8b6bE37me6

Exit 14, SB: https://goo.gl/maps/QrvjRXgpCdk3QkqY8

Exit 21, NB: https://goo.gl/maps/rWd6uz1tPKm7hnm9A

The conclusion in this sample area: NJDOT is inconsistent, regardless of lane wide, existence of porkchop medians, etc.

Exit 4, NB: https://goo.gl/maps/bKa1xU21Cd6iTpJP7 . Fun fact: I knocked over the right stop sign while plowing a number of years back by trying to push a mound of snow off the pavement.  Broke the bolts holding the main U post to the breakaway post in the ground.  Oops.  Told the boss so they could send a few guys out after the storm was over to fix it.

tolbs17

Btw, older exit ramps used to have stop signs in the middle and on the right side.

https://goo.gl/maps/obsamxjK96aMcVy67

Occidental Tourist

The real question is why aren't there rumble strips at the bottom of the ramp, a traffic calming curb, a traffic enforcement camera, and a third stop sign in the middle of the lane you have to go around? Unless you agree these should also be installed, you're basically advocating mass death on the highways.

Also, posting a speed limit greater than 30 mph on any road or highway is akin to asking anyone driving on that road to stick a revolver to their head and continuously play Russian roulette.

roadfro

Quote from: sprjus4 on February 27, 2022, 01:21:02 AM
I believe 70 mph is the highest on surface roads, then 80 mph on the interstates.

IIRC, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada are the only examples with 75 mph speed limits on surface roads.

And Texas is the only one on two-lane roads.

For Nevada, the highest speed limit you'll see on two-lane highways or four-lane divided highways is 70mph. The only 75mph speed limits posted in Nevada are on Interstate highways, specifically on I-15 north of Las Vegas and on the parts of I-80 east of Fernley that aren't already set at 80mph (or 65mph, as in the vicinity of Elko).
Roadfro - AARoads Pacific Southwest moderator since 2010, Nevada roadgeek since 1983.

US 89

Quote from: roadfro on March 01, 2022, 12:03:24 PM
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 27, 2022, 01:21:02 AM
I believe 70 mph is the highest on surface roads, then 80 mph on the interstates.

IIRC, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada are the only examples with 75 mph speed limits on surface roads.

And Texas is the only one on two-lane roads.

For Nevada, the highest speed limit you'll see on two-lane highways or four-lane divided highways is 70mph. The only 75mph speed limits posted in Nevada are on Interstate highways, specifically on I-15 north of Las Vegas and on the parts of I-80 east of Fernley that aren't already set at 80mph (or 65mph, as in the vicinity of Elko).

Is the US 95 divided highway south of Searchlight not signed at 75 mph anymore?

roadfro

Quote from: US 89 on March 01, 2022, 12:05:59 PM
Quote from: roadfro on March 01, 2022, 12:03:24 PM
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 27, 2022, 01:21:02 AM
I believe 70 mph is the highest on surface roads, then 80 mph on the interstates.

IIRC, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada are the only examples with 75 mph speed limits on surface roads.

And Texas is the only one on two-lane roads.

For Nevada, the highest speed limit you'll see on two-lane highways or four-lane divided highways is 70mph. The only 75mph speed limits posted in Nevada are on Interstate highways, specifically on I-15 north of Las Vegas and on the parts of I-80 east of Fernley that aren't already set at 80mph (or 65mph, as in the vicinity of Elko).

Is the US 95 divided highway south of Searchlight not signed at 75 mph anymore?
Been a while since I've been out that way.

I had looked at NDOT's Speed Limit map from 2019 to confirm my assertion, and it indicated that stretch was signed at 70. (I'm on mobile right now, or I'd link to it)
Roadfro - AARoads Pacific Southwest moderator since 2010, Nevada roadgeek since 1983.

sprjus4

^ That 2021 Street View link would seem to say otherwise.



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