On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:38:25 -0500, "Magnulus"
> wrote:

> In the past two years, there have been 3 stop signs put up in my
>neighborhood. It's pretty stupid where they put them- at 3 way
>intersections, with a stopsign on every corner of the intersection (I would
>only put it on the bottom leg of the T). Are drivers too stupid to realize
>what yielding is, why do they have to resort to this pathetic hand holding
>of putting stopsigns everywhere?

presumably you've taken a driver's license test and observed idiots on
the road, so I should think the answer to that question is painfully
obvious.

> And alot of the time there's a cop there,
>so to me I think it's nothing but a trap. Because you never see any of the
>speeders out on the road being busted,

Good! Running a stop sign is MUCH more dangerous than speeding.

>probably too much work compared to
>just parking behind a stopsign and waiting.

Not really.

>Without the stopsign, a driver
>could cruise right down the street without having to stop, idle the engine,
>and waste fuel accelerating again.
>

True

> I also see alot of stop signs in parking lots recently.

They can be ignored, although if you cause an accident, you could be
liable for damages.

>
> I think I know why Americans have such a hard time understanding the
>concept of a roundabout.

'cuz there are hardly ANY roundabouts.


>There aren't little signals and stop signs
>everywhere.
>