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There are places that just have way fewer stop signs. Seattle has a lot of local residential street intersections with no stop signs (or yield signs either). When I was living in Munich, same deal.

> They have never been a problem in my life

Like the boiling lobster in the pot, they are a huge problem in your life, but you don't know it because you've never experienced life without them.

Come to a country that doesn't have a single 4 way stop and instead has roundabouts (and people that know how to use them). I drive clear across town through 40+ intersections without stopping once. So does everyone else.

Are you aware which website you’re on? Having strong opinions on esoteric topics is a HN mainstay. Also as a non-American driving in the US made me think about a lot of things I wouldn’t otherwise consider. (Yes you have too many stop signs)