Re: Complete stop
Americans just overuse stop signs. They came about in the 20's when cars had poor brakes and tyres so the thought was that it would never be okay to 'roll' at a low speed through a stop sign because it could mean you couldn't stop in time for that jaywalking pedestrian. And in typical American exceptionalism they refuse to change with the times. Roundabouts and give-way junctions are far better solutions to low traffic crossings, but these are rare in the US (more common nowadays, but still much rarer than the n-way stop).
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