Stop Signs Suck and We Should Get Rid of Them

Why HN readers recommended it

Cited in threads about cyclist safety and traffic law as an explanation of why removing stop signs can improve safety.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Not Just Bikes

Topic

urban traffic design

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2022–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• If there's that much traffic, a four way stop will be even worse than a roundabout. You'll need a turbo roundabout, traffic lights or grade separated intersections in that case. Four way stops are one of the dumbest inventions of man kind that are way …

• > Not saying its a bad idea, but I'm still struggling to see the full logic of it. If you don't have to stop at an intersection, you get through the intersection much faster and are therefore in less danger. This is true for all …

• It's counter-intuitive, but the data [0][1] is quite clear that laws like these significantly improve safety for bicyclists. I found this video [2] useful in understanding what might be going on. [0] [LINK] ("All reported injury crashes involving bicycles at stop sign controlled intersections dropped …