Exhibit A: Why you can fix a dangerous street with a sign.
The #StopSign in this video was a great first draft at calming traffic on this neighborhood street, but it's no longer effective. This video shows 48 times drivers--including professionals with CDLs--ignored it over a few hours' worth of filming in April 2023.
https://urbanists.video/w/h4FeDHt6yj9MvuHJtqFbpp
#StopSignFail #SafeStreetsForAll #VisionZero #TrafficCalming
@Bobsee I don't think it's an enforcement thing. The vast majority of cars passing through here didn't stop. These are just some of the worst of them.
When that many people are failing to do what the sign says, then it's time to rethink whether the sign is the right intervention.
@DrTCombs So traffic signal instead? road change?
@Bobsee I'd love to see physical traffic calming. A raised intersection, mini roundabout, chicanes, giant boulders in the way...I'm not too picky at this point.
@Bobsee I mean it's like 90% of people going through here who aren't stopping. And most of the time it works out ok. We need a design that account for that fact *and* forces the 48 or so egregious stop sign runners into better behavior.
(although if I'm being honest I wouldn't mind seeing some accountability here for the worst of the worst)
@DrTCombs We may need cameras at stop signs. Traffic cameras at traffic signals have been around for a while now.