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Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Stop signs exist to compensate for blind spots. At some intersections, the angle and the speed limit line up such that a car will remain hidden in the front blind spot behind the roof support beam until it’s too late to avoid a crash. These intersections are rare, but they’re the only appropriate place to put stop signs. Most stop signs are put in due to poor traffic planning and political unwillingness to implement proper traffic calming, and do little to improve safety.

Motorcycles do not have roof support beams, do not have front blind spots, and thus have no use for stop signs. They shouldn’t be required to stop at stop signs.

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rmuk@feddit.uk ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
No. Just fucking no.

Stop signs exist because it’s not possible to evaluate if the junction is safe to pull into without stopping and looking around first, and then making sure you’re moving into the junction slowly by starting from stationary rather than launching into the middle of the road at 20mph.

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- eightys3v3n@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  In the UK they rarely ever use stop signs apparently. Every fucking intersection where I am is a stop sign.
  I think we way over use them and in many cases we should have had a yeild sign.
  
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- Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  There’s no reason a motorbike should have to stop at this intersection
  
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  - moopet@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    For every one you find like that, there are a shitload where everyone needs to stop because you can’t see past the hedge or there’s a curve.
    
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  - rmuk@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    What about these? I mean, if we’re being totally disingenuous and fixating on extreme outliers…
    
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    Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Stop signs should ONLY be used for extreme outliers
    
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Dozzi92@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You’re just following the prompt right? Posting an unpopular opinion? Because you’ve nailed it.

Sometimes I feel like a motorcycle’s blindspots is everyone else on the road.

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