@FrostCat said:
To balance this out, people in Dallas are the best at handling a signal outage in a four-way intersection. My comparison points include but are not limited to Green Bay, Florida[1], DC, and Boston
I would love to know how you found enough people in Green Bay to get in a four way dual. Last time I was up there, there was like 1 vehicle/100 yards on the freeway during rush hour.
@mott555 said:
(Hey this quote actually went at the end!) There are a few intersections in my city where there are big signs saying "Stop behind the white line!" But if you do, you can't see traffic coming from the left because someone thought it would be great to put some bushes and trees on the corner. Cross traffic has no light or stop signs, so if you don't want to get smashed you literally have to break the law so you can see traffic and know when it's safe to go.
When I took my drivers test, this was a tested scenario. The correct answer is to stop at the line, then creep forward until you can see.
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@abarker said:
Yeah, but those who can make it to a court appearance would get the ticket waived for the sign not being visible.
Except for all the out of towners who can't be bothered to come back to fight it. The locals know it's there and make the stop.
My own crap drivers story:
I was on I75 in Florida going about 80 (in a 70MPH zone. How I never got a ticket is a mystery, there were cops everywhere on this streach of road) I was in the left lane, with three lanes in each direction. Up ahead, I see two cars next to each other in the center and right lanes doing about 65, with a bright yellow truck behind them in the right lane.
My ESP was doing well that day, because I just knew that the truck was going to do something stupid. Sure enough, the truck decided to change lanes from the right, across the center lane, and into the left lane. Of course, perfectly timed to force me into the left breakdown lane to avoid a massive crash.