4 way Stop Signs Ahhhhh

Posted by: MariaG

25th Feb 2011 12:00pm

Got in a Mexican stand off at a four way stop signs.
4 of us got there pretty much the same time. 4 of us sitting there looking at each other. 4 of us inching forward. 1 of us finally stuck his head out the car and said "I'll wait...you go first".
Most stupid Road Authority initiative I have ever seen in relation to road signs. What kind of a genius dreamed that one up.
Surely it's not rocket science to figure out which of the cross roads has the least traffic. I know at this intersection, one is a medium density road and the other smaller residental access. Gee, that was hard.
I think perhaps it time to put new bottoms in seats. Then again, it may be a case of better the devil you know.
Cheers, Maria

egg & co

5th May 2011 12:15am

I think you will like this one. Several years ago in Wollongong, we had a T junction with a " NO LEFT TURN " sign and a " NO RIGHT TURN" sign on the leg of the T junction, which meant that to be legal, every driver was supposed to turn around and find another way to get out of the street. The only problem was that there was no other exit from the street. It took several weeks of photos in the local papers before the situation was fixed. And at the same time, not more than 10 minutes drive away was also a 4 way intersection with STOP signs on each leg of the intersection.

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