replace stop signs with yield signs

[roadfro]

That response doesn't really answer a whole lot. Of course you're going to use a stop sign for a stop condition. The real question at hand is evaluating whether certain intersections warrant a complete stop condition such that stop signs could be replaced with yield signs.  That determination would need to be made on a case-by-case basis and may necessitate a change in policy for the local traffic entity.

[Scott5114]

I contacted one local county DOT, and talked to them about replacing some of the stop signs in neighborhoods with yield signs.

Here's what one of the representatives wrote:

Concerning the yield signs, [blank] County elects to use Stop Signs as a
traffic control measure at stop conditions.  This follows policy of the
MUTCD which governs traffic control devices.  With the use of Stop Signs,
we maintain a uniformity of stop condition traffic control devices
throughout the County.


ONE INTERSECTION IN QUESTION


Be well,

Bryant

Don't back down! Write back "yes that's your policy but I want you to change it"!

[flowmotion]

San Francisco experimented with replacing 4-way stops with "mini-roundabouts" in my neighborhood, and they were deadly to pedestrians and bicyclists. The average driver would just ignore the Yield sign and instead treated them as a slalom course.

On the other hand, I grew up in a neighborhood were most of the 4-way intersections were uncontrolled. Some people drove recklessly, but most of the locals had enough 'close-calls' to drive carefully. Last time I went back to visit, it was all 4-way stops though.

[Bryant5493]

I contacted one local county DOT, and talked to them about replacing some of the stop signs in neighborhoods with yield signs.

Here's what one of the representatives wrote:

Concerning the yield signs, [blank] County elects to use Stop Signs as a
traffic control measure at stop conditions.  This follows policy of the
MUTCD which governs traffic control devices.  With the use of Stop Signs,
we maintain a uniformity of stop condition traffic control devices
throughout the County.


ONE INTERSECTION IN QUESTION


Be well,

Bryant

Don't back down! Write back "yes that's your policy but I want you to change it"!

Yeah, this was a little while ago. This county normally listens to my e-mails and makes changes accordingly. This and adding a five-section head to one intersection is one of the few items that they've denied doing.


Be well,

Bryant