[OSM-talk] highway=stop

[David Earl]

On 24/01/2008 10:42, Gervase Markham wrote:
> Jo wrote:
>> In the US it's best to actually also do that, cause they are very 
>> strict about it.
> 
> <mumble> Oil company conspiracy <grumble>
> 
> The amount of petrol that must be wasted by American cars coming to a 
> complete stop and starting again at an intersection where there are no 
> other cars in sight must be enormous. Have these people not heard of 
> Give Way/Yield or roundabouts?
> 
> </rant>


Well traffic speeds are generally much lower in the US than Europe, so 
I'm sure that more than compensates. And while much of the US is deeply 
pedestrian and cycle unfriendly, this aspect of American driving makes 
for a somewhat more pleasant walking environment than in the UK at least.

Anyway, enough, this is OT.

David