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Stop Signs Suck and We Should Get Rid of Them

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes argues that stop signs are a poor traffic control, drawing on Dutch practice and the Idaho stop to show intersections can be safer without them, especially for cyclists.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here is a great video about life without stop signs in the Netherlands”

    Great video on life without stop signs in the Netherlands.

    xputer, 2022-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than internal combustion”

  2. “Here's a video demonstration”

    Demonstrates why not stopping at intersections can be safer for cyclists.

    aqme28, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land”

  3. “I found this video [2] useful in understanding what might be going on.”

    Helps understand why safety-stop laws improve bicyclist safety.

    rsanek, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “The Colorado Safety Stop is the law of the land”

  4. “Not Just Bikes made a video explaining this”

    Explains why stop-sign intersection design is unsafe

    ruuda, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: stop signs, cycling safety, idaho stop, netherlands, urban planning

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