tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post8412156995534772200..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Economist's Notebook: Game Theory and Stop SignsPatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-56772743228084322472009-04-13T14:59:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:59:00.000-07:00The stronger rationale for allowing bicycles to tr...The stronger rationale for allowing bicycles to treat stops signs as yield signs, is that we can stop much faster and have a much wider range of vision, giving us an advantage over car drivers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915773760901550309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-89388317381552788152009-04-13T13:39:00.000-07:002009-04-13T13:39:00.000-07:00thank you, thank you, thank you! i live in a neig...thank you, thank you, thank you! i live in a neighborhood full of uncontrolled intersections and schools and watching the way people drive i was beginning to think i was the only person that saw the absurdity of the whole thing.no onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499363491460637950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-84082656519079192212009-04-09T20:46:00.000-07:002009-04-09T20:46:00.000-07:00Maybe we could request some roundabouts from our c...Maybe we could request some roundabouts from our city planners. They improve the flow of traffic and decrease accidents. Very common in Britain by the way. http://www.iihs.org/research/qanda/roundabouts.htmllisamonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713288905566769800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-14183375786797859822009-04-08T08:17:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:17:00.000-07:00Some of these problems can be attributed to just p...Some of these problems can be attributed to just plain ignorance of the laws/expectations.<BR/><BR/>Many people falsely believe that one of the streets in many uncontrolled intersections is the "main street", so they ignore the right-of-way laws/conventions because they don't think they apply. They conveniently ignore that not everyone driving in the area is a local, so they might not know which street is the "main street." <BR/><BR/>There's a similar ignorance of crosswalks; i.e. virtually all intersections, marked or unmarked. But most drivers don't know this.<BR/><BR/>I think increased driver education on current laws would lead to a better outcome.David S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09879727731874045264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-53794626464937320032009-04-07T16:46:00.000-07:002009-04-07T16:46:00.000-07:00Yes, I'm sure you're right about the level of driv...Yes, I'm sure you're right about the level of driver education required by the Brits. I've heard from many people that the driving test is much, much harder than in the U.S.Barbara Powell and Joe Doniachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200101155761636162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-3717678015639295842009-04-07T16:01:00.000-07:002009-04-07T16:01:00.000-07:00Joe,Interesting, but I am not at all convinced. G...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Interesting, but I am not at all convinced. Glaringly, in his suppositions about why UK drivers get into fewer accidents he doesn't even think to compare driver education. I have a sneaking suspicion UK residents are required to have much more education than the basically none here. <BR/><BR/>Of all distractions on the road, I don't really think stop signs are that nefarious.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-60248260950312301582009-04-07T15:25:00.000-07:002009-04-07T15:25:00.000-07:00See http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/trafficSee http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/trafficBarbara Powell and Joe Doniachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200101155761636162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-2017974726547442902009-04-07T13:46:00.000-07:002009-04-07T13:46:00.000-07:00You just hit on one of my pet peeves! I go by a s...You just hit on one of my pet peeves! I go by a school zone every morning. I drive 20 MPH though that school zone not just because it's the law but also because I care about the kiddies. Nearly every morning, a car ZOOMS past me to pull into the school parking lot. So, does that mean that I care more about their kids than I do? Also, are they hoping to raise a generation of irresponsible drivers and lawbreakers? Just curious...jessibeaucouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654962877354651499noreply@blogger.com